Ellwood City is 2-7 against Riverside since October of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Wolverine will look to defend their home field against the Panthers at 7:00 p.m.
On Friday, Ellwood City ended up a good deal behind Western Beaver and lost 27-12. While losing is never fun, the Wolverine can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 394th, while the Golden Beavers are ranked 190th).
Ellwood City's loss came about despite a quality game from Richard Cureton, who rushed for 77 yards and one score.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Riverside, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They breezed past Freedom Area to the tune of 37-7 on Friday.
Riverside now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Ellwood City, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Ellwood City didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Riverside in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, but they still walked away with a 13-9 win. Will the Wolverine repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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