River Ridge has gone 7-1 against Gulf recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The River Ridge Royal Knights will look to defend their home field against the Gulf Buccaneers at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
River Ridge is headed into Friday's matchup hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They were outmatched by Clearwater on the road and fell 49-6. The match marked the Royal Knights' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Gulf didn't have quite enough to beat Fivay on Friday and fell 22-19.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Antonio Muniz and Sean Brown. Brown had a solid game and rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown. Meanwhile, Muniz was balling out in the loss, rushing for 178 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry.
Even if they lost, Gulf's defense still kept up the pressure with 4.5 sacks. Aiden Holewski was especially locked on to Fivay's QB and sacked him twice. Aiden Engelbrecht was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Even though they lost, Gulf was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fivay only rushed for 65.
River Ridge's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2. As for Gulf, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
River Ridge was able to grind out a solid win over Gulf in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 20-13. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Muniz, who rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will River Ridge still be able to contain Muniz? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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