Riverdale put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down the Cypress Lake Panthers 43-27. That's more bragging rights for the Raiders, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Cole Hayes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 336 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. Coby Hayes was in the mix too, providing Riverdale with a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Riverdale was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 371 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Cypress Lake still got an impressive performance from Isaiah Livingstone, who rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Livingstone a new career-high in rushing yards.
Riverdale's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Cypress Lake, their loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4.
Riverdale didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 48-14 victory against East Lee County on the 27th. Cypress Lake has also already played their next game, a 49-9 win against Estero on the 27th.
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