Osceola has won five straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Rivercrest has won five straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Osceola Seminoles will take on the Rivercrest Colts at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Osceola is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Harrisburg 47-17 on the road. Given the Seminoles' advantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas football rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Hornets are ranked 162nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Rivercrest at home against Walnut Ridge on Friday as the team secured a 51-20 win. The Colts might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 24 points or more this season.
Cavonta Washington was his usual excellent self, throwing for 416 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 77 yards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.1 passing touchdowns per game. Buddah Harris was Washington's top target, picking up 189 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Rivercrest didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jakavion Williams and Jayden Young. Williams also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 112.
Osceola's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Rivercrest, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
Osceola took a serious blow against Rivercrest in their previous matchup back in October of 2020, falling 55-27. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Osceola was down 42-14.
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