Ashton-Franklin Center was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a blow against the River Ridge Wildcats, falling 52-12. The Raiders lost against the Wildcats in their previous head to head back in October of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 48-46 score last time.
Despite the loss, Ashton-Franklin Center still got an impressive performance from Kyler Willstead, who rushed for 161 yards and one TD while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, and also picked up 118 receiving yards and one score. Willstead's longest reception was for an incredible 98 yards.
Ashton-Franklin Center's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for River Ridge, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-4.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Ashton-Franklin Center is set to take on their familiar foe West Carroll at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, River Ridge will face off against rival Polo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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