The Rivercrest Colts are on the road again on Friday to play the Newport Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, everything went Rivercrest's way against Harrisburg as Rivercrest made off with a 40-14 victory. The contest marked the Colts' most dominant win of the season so far.
Cavonta Washington was his usual excellent self, rushing for 77 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, while also throwing for 119 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes. Jakavion Williams was in the mix as well, providing Rivercrest with two touchdowns.
Rivercrest's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Williams, Siquori Bonner, and Keiran Morris picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Newport put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Piggott on the road to the tune of 56-18. Given the Greyhounds' advantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas football rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Mohawks are ranked 185th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rivercrest's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Newport, their record is now 4-0.
Things could have been worse for Rivercrest, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 28-14 loss to Newport in their previous meeting back in October of 2017. Can Rivercrest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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