Riverside is 7-1 against Ellwood City since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Riverside Panthers will welcome the Ellwood City Wolverine at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Riverside's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took down Freedom Area 14-0.
Meanwhile, Ellwood City put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They secured a 26-20 W over Western Beaver.
Elijah Palmer-McCane continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 110 yards and two touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played. Christopher Smiley was in the mix too, providing Ellwood City with two touchdowns.
Ellwood City's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Leading the way was Kaden Docchio with three sacks. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Riverside is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Ellwood City, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Riverside took a serious blow against Ellwood City in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 41-0. Can Riverside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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