The Riverside Chargers will take on the Howells-Dodge Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Riverside is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Osceola 44-0 at home on Friday. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 74th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Howells-Dodge put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Fullerton, posting a 46-8 victory on the road.
Hunter Luther was his usual excellent self, rushing for 124 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 124 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another rusher making a difference was Oliver Belina, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Howells-Dodge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 188 rushing yards in 17 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Riverside now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Howells-Dodge, their win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
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