The Riverside Ram will challenge the John Champe Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Riverside has given up an average of 27.6 points per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Riverside is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Heritage on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Ram lost 36-13 to the Pride. The last quarter was a mere formality, since the game's final score was reached by the end of the third quarter.
Although Riverside took the loss, they still got scores from Axel Quintana and Jordan Allen.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 41 points the game before, John Champe was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They took a 13-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Briar Woods.
Riverside will have to keep a close watch on Cole Fitzgerald and Tyler Kann, a pair of players who had a big impact on John Champe's prior game. Fitzgerald gained 101 total yards and a touchdown, while Kann picked up 127 receiving yards.
John Champe dropped their record down to 2-3 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Riverside, they now also have a losing record of 2-3.
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