The Riverside Ram are taking a road trip to take on the Lightridge Bolts at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Riverside hasn't scored more than 13 points for five games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
On Friday, Riverside lost to Briar Woods on the road by a 24-7 margin. While losing is never fun, the Ram can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 208th, while the Falcons are ranked 103rd).
Riverside didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Noah Pickard and Jordan Allen.
Meanwhile, Lightridge lost a heartbreaker to John Champe when they met back in August of 2023, and they left with a heavy heart again on Friday. The Bolts came up short against the Knights, falling 23-3. Having soared to a lofty 37 points in the game before, the Bolts couldn't push the score so high this time.
Riverside's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Lightridge, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Riverside was taken down by Lightridge 42-7 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Ram were down 28-0.
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