The Ravenswood Red Devils will challenge the Wahama White Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Ravenswood is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game dating back to last season on Thursday. They came up short against Ripley, falling 38-13.
Ravenswood wouldn't let Ripley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Ravenswood can thank Jakob Simmons and Austin Vannest for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Wahama's and Doddridge County's contest on Friday was close at halftime, but Wahama turned on the heat in the second half with 27 points. Wahama blew past Doddridge County 48-24. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the White Falcons.
Wahama's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Trace Simpkins, who threw for 115 yards and three touchdowns on only six passes, and also rushed for 67 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Another passer making a difference was Wyatt Harris, who picked up 96 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wahama was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 219 rushing yards in 14 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Wahama's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Connor Lambert.
Ravenswood's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Wahama, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Ravenswood was taken down by Wahama 59-14 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Ravenswood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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