On Thursday Riverview Sarasota will have to hit the road after five straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Sarasota Sailors at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Riverview Sarasota is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Venice on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Riverview Sarasota took a blow against Venice, falling 42-8. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Indians are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 44-8, which was the final score in Sarasota's tilt against Parrish Community on Friday. The Sailors were down 37-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Riverview Sarasota's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Sarasota, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Riverview Sarasota against Sarasota in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 48-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Riverview Sarasota since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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