With a playoff game on the line, Riverdale rose to the challenge on Friday. Everything went their way against the Cookeville Cavaliers as they made off with a 35-14 victory. Considering the Warriors have won six contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Despite the loss, Cookeville still got an impressive performance from Blake Owen, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 157 yards and a touchdown.
Riverdale is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 29.3 points per game. As for Cookeville, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-3.
Riverdale didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 31-17 win against Blackman on the 15th. Cookeville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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