The Blackman Blaze will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Riverdale Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Blackman is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Green Hill 45-14. The score was close at the half, but the Blaze pulled away in the second half with 28 points.
Meanwhile, Riverdale's game on Friday was all tied up 7-7 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. Everything went their way against Cookeville as Riverdale made off with a 35-14 win. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Warriors just coasted through the last quarter.
Riverdale wouldn't let Cookeville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Riverdale can thank Hudson Fuqua and Khalil Arman for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Cookeville's side was Ayden Emmons, who picked up a sack and made 17 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Riverdale is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.9 points per game. As for Blackman, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Blackman ended up a good deal behind Riverdale in their previous meeting back in October, losing 24-7. Can Blackman avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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