Two dominant backs in Kyle Price and Ty Benton are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Riverton Parke Panthers will square off against the South Putnam Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Riverton Parke sitting on five straight victories and South Putnam on eight.
Riverton Parke is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against North Vermillion , sneaking past 35-33. The score was all tied up 21-21 at the break, but the Panthers were the better team in the second half.
Riverton Parke's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Price led the charge by rushing for 152 yards and three touchdowns. Another rusher making a difference was Aj Goff, who rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
Riverton Parke was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 405 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, South Putnam humbled Covington with a 53-20 victory. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won eight matchups by 27 points or more so far this season.
Benton and Wyatt Mullin were among the main playmakers for South Putnam as the former rushed for 147 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries and the latter threw for 223 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes. Benton's longest rush was for an incredible 71 yards.
South Putnam didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Bransyn Ensor, Wyatt Switzer, and Drew Cline picked up one apiece. Another thorn in Covington's side was Hunter Weddle, who picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
South Putnam's win was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36.4 points. As for Riverton Parke, their record is now 8-3.
Riverton Parke was dealt a bruising 50-14 defeat at the hands of South Putnam in their previous matchup back in October of 2019. Can Riverton Parke avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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