Riverview Sarasota won the last time they faced Lehigh and Isaiah Belt did his part to make sure it happened again. Everything went the Riverview Sarasota Rams' way against the Lehigh Lightning on Friday as the Riverview Sarasota Rams made off with a 28-6 victory thanks in part to Belt, who rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
Belt was just one part of a punishing run game: Riverview Sarasota was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That's a new trend for Riverview Sarasota: they were averaging 76.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 215.
Riverview Sarasota didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Micah Hayes and Andon Clough. Hayes also snagged an interception, which is notable because Riverview Sarasota is undefeated when he posts at least one interception, but 0-4 otherwise.
Riverview Sarasota's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Lehigh, they dropped their record down to 0-8 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Riverview Sarasota and Lehigh could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. Riverview Sarasota (ranked 151st) will meet Venice (ranked fourth) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Lehigh (ranked 299th) will meet Riverdale (ranked 111th) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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