The Riverside Rams will square off against the Holy Cross Lancers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Riverside: 16.5, Holy Cross: 4.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
Riverside's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Burlington City offense got past them. Riverside took a 34-22 hit to the loss column at the hands of Burlington City on Friday. That makes it the first time this season the Rams have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, Holy Cross put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand Buena a 26-0 shutout. The game marked the Lancers' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Holy Cross had a senior duo take command as Emmanuel Doku picked up 165 receiving yards and a touchdown and William Updike threw for 243 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes. Those 165 receiving yards set a new season-high mark for him.
Holy Cross wouldn't let Buena keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Holy Cross can thank Anthony Dambrosio and Cornelius Pearce Jr. for forcing both of them.
Having lost for the first time this season, Riverside fell to 3-1. As for Holy Cross, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Riverside was taken down by Holy Cross 49-22 in their previous meeting back in November of 2021. Will Riverside have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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