Riverside and Escambia squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Riverside had to settle for second. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 29-28 to the Escambia Gators. That's two games in a row now that the Generals have lost by just one point.
Riverside lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Myles Kendrick, who rushed for 112 yards. Those 112 rushing yards gave Kendrick a new career-high. Shermon Davis was another key back, gaining 151 total yards.
Riverside didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ronald Bertrand and Anthony Henry. Bertrand also made ten total tackles, which is notable because Riverside is 2-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 3-5 otherwise. Ivan Ta'Shawn Brown was another major factor on D, making 13 total tackles (3.5 for loss).
Riverside is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-6. As for Escambia, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.
Riverside does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Escambia, they will take on Choctawhatchee at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Choctawhatchee is on a four-game streak of home wins, Escambia a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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