River Bluff has won five straight games at home, while Dutch Fork has won five straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, River Bluff made easy work of Chapin and carried off a 30-6 win. The Gators pushed the score to 30-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles cut but never quite recovered from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead River Bluff to victory, but perhaps none more so than Hayden Myers, who rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown. Myers' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 103 rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Murray, who threw for 114 yards and a touchdown while completing 85.7% of his passes.
River Bluff didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Griffin Lindler, Blaine Fender, and Caleb Renwick picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Dutch Fork faced Lexington in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Friday. Dutch Fork took their contest with ease, bagging a 42-0 victory over Lexington.
Dutch Fork can attribute much of their success to Isaac Shine, who gained 123 total yards and two touchdowns, and Kj Smith, who gained 79 total yards and two touchdowns. Ethan Offing was another key player, having thrown for 308 yards and two touchdowns.
River Bluff's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Dutch Fork, their victory bumped their record up to 7-0.
River Bluff was dealt a bruising 56-3 defeat at the hands of Dutch Fork in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for River Bluff, Jonathan Hunt (who threw for 313 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 62 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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