The Harrisburg Hornets will square off against the Rivercrest Colts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Harrisburg has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with 13 straight defeats, while Rivercrest will come in with three straight victories.
Harrisburg came up short against Trumann two weeks ago, falling 36-14.
Although Harrisburg took the loss, they still got scores from Braden Brock and Evan Henley.
Meanwhile, Rivercrest didn't have too much trouble with Forrest City on the road on Friday as they won 48-34.
A big part of Rivercrest's win came down to the chemistry between Jayden Young and his top target Cavonta Washington. Young gained 175 total yards and five touchdowns while Washington rushed for 181 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Washington a new career-high in rushing yards.
Rivercrest's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jakavion Williams and Young.
Harrisburg's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Rivercrest, their victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
Harrisburg was taken down by Rivercrest 69-14 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Washington, who threw for 160 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Now that Harrisburg knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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