The Attica Red Ramblers will face off against the Covington Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Attica is looking for their season's first victory.
Attica is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against South Vermillion on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Attica had to suffer through a 53-3 loss at the hands of South Vermillion. The Red Ramblers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 50-0.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Covington's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 39-32 to Riverton Parke. The Trojans have struggled against the Panthers recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Cian Moore and Kyle Price. Price had a great game and rushed for 193 yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Moore was balling out in the loss, rushing for 126 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry.
Even though they lost, Covington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 191 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Attica's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Covington, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Attica took a serious blow against Covington when the teams last played last Friday, falling 55-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Moore, who rushed for 189 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries. Now that Attica knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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