Mayfield came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They were outmatched by the Riverside Beavers and fell 49-14. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 231st, while the Beavers are ranked 90th).
Although Mayfield took the loss, they still got scores from Ryan Eppich and Jayden Haynes.
Riverside was led to victory by Kyndall McCaleb and Bo Brandehoff. McCaleb gained 184 total yards and four touchdowns, while Brandehoff rushed for 45 yards and a pair of scores. McCaleb also rushed for 131 rushing yards, which is notable because the Beavers are undefeated when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
Mayfield's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Riverside, their record now sits at 5-2.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Mayfield will face off against rival Chardon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Riverside is set to square off against their familiar foe Kenston at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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