M.L. King has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will face off against the Riverdale Raiders at 5:00 p.m. M.L. King hasn't scored more than 12 points for five games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
M.L. King is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against North Clayton on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. M.L. King lost 27-6 to North Clayton.
Meanwhile, Riverdale had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Wednesday. They never let the Raiders onto the board and left with a 12-0 win.
Riverdale's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jada Bady, who rushed for 139 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.7 yards per carry, and also threw for 130 yards and a touchdown. Bady's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked her fifth straight game with at least 124 rushing yards.
Riverdale didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Sommer Scale and Chelsie Madina. Another thorn in Mays' side was Faith Rogers, who picked up four sacks and made five total tackles.
Riverdale is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.9 points per game. As for M.L. King, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
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