The Riverfield Academy Raiders will face off against the Winona Christian Stars on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Riverfield Academy: 13.2, Winona Christian: 12.9) so any points scored will be well earned.
Riverfield Academy will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating St. Joseph, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. Riverfield Academy walked away with a 28-16 win over St. Joseph two weeks ago. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
Meanwhile, Winona Christian had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They strolled past Indianola Academy with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 42-27.
Brannon Hill was his usual excellent self, rushing for 73 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 128 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. Another player making a difference was Will Irwin, who rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns.
Winona Christian's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Austin Horne was especially locked on to Indianola Academy's QB and sacked him twice.
Winona Christian's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.9 points per game. As for Riverfield Academy, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
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