With a playoff game on the line, Hereford rose to the challenge on Friday. They came out on top against the Riverside Rangers by a score of 28-20.
BRYLYN LOPEZ continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 209 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Despite the defeat, Riverside saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Carlos Rojas III rushed for 207 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 104 yards on ten of 20 attempts. Rojas III was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 65 yards.
Hereford pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.8 points per game. As for Riverside, their loss dropped their record down to 9-2.
Hereford will head out on the road to challenge Stephenville at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Stephenville knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Hereford likes a good challenge. Riverside does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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