The Riverside Prep Silver Knights will square off against the Silver Valley Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Riverside Prep is looking for their season's first win.
Last Friday, Riverside Prep was just a hair shy of victory and fell 15-14 to Nordhoff. Despite 250 more yards than the Rangers, the Silver Knights couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Riverside Prep's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Arthur Hopkins Iv, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown, and Cantrell Eubanks, who rushed for 161 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Riverside Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 63.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 209.
Meanwhile, Silver Valley won a game that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by The Webb Schools 14-13.
Silver Valley found their leader in underclassman Marek Allen, who rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Allen has become a key player for Silver Valley: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-4 otherwise.
Riverside Prep's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Silver Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 2-5.
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