After both having extra time off, the Riverwood Raiders and the River Ridge Knights will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Riverwood has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with ten straight losses, while River Ridge will come in with four straight wins.
Last Friday, Riverwood had to suffer through a 34-3 loss at the hands of Sprayberry. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 338th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 91st).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask River Ridge). They blew past Pope, posting a 45-3 victory at home. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 22 points or more this season.
Ethan Spector was his usual excellent self, throwing for 226 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 39 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Grant Hollier was in the mix as well, providing River Ridge with two touchdowns.
River Ridge'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 Sam Vincent.
Riverwood's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for River Ridge, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Everything came up roses for Riverwood against River Ridge in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, as the team secured a 45-15 victory. Does Riverwood have another victory up their sleeve, or will River Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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