Riverside has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Osceola Bulldogs. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Riverside is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Archangels Catholic, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Riverside was ranked 16th). Riverside took a hard 48-30 fall against Archangels Catholic on Friday. The Chargers haven't had much luck with the Defenders recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Osceola entered their contest against Fullerton on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Osceola fell just short of Fullerton by a score of 40-38. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (32), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
Despite the defeat, Osceola saw an underclassman step up: Jackson Winslow rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, and also threw for 65 yards and two touchdowns on only five passes. That's the most rushing yards Winslow has posted since back in September of 2023.
Even though they lost, Osceola was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Riverside's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Osceola, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.
Riverside took their victory against Osceola when the teams last played back in August of 2021 by a conclusive 64-38. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Osceola's Isaiah Zelasney, who rushed for 329 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.3 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Riverside to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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