Durant won the last time they faced Riverview, and things went their way on Monday too. The Durant Cougars simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Riverview Sharks 41-7 at home. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Sharks are ranked 293rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Among those leading the charge was Michael Ryan, who threw for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only seven passes, and also punched in a rushing score. Emmanuel Lee was another key player, rushing for 66 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Durant's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB six times. Hale Sollmann was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself. Durant got some further help from Hunter Smith: he picked up 1.5 sacks and made six total tackles (2.5 for loss).
The win made it two in a row for Durant and bumps their season record up to 4-2. As for Riverview, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Durant wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 20-19 loss against Newsome on the 4th. As for Riverview, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Bartow at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bartow will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Riverview surely won't give up without a fight.
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