The Riverton Hawks will kick their season off against the Olympia Spartans on Monday. Kickoff is scheduled at 6:00 p.m.
Olympia is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Friday. They took down PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central/Greenview 54-40. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the are ranked 394th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Olympia's victory bumped their record up to 1-0. As for Riverton, they've got a clean slate. Last year, they will be fighting an uphill battle after finishing 0-9.
Riverton took a serious blow against Olympia when the teams last played back in August of 2023, falling 55-0. Can Riverton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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