After flying high against Academy at the Lakes last Saturday, Riverside Christian came back down to earth. The Riverside Christian Wranglers had to suffer through a 54-13 loss at the hands of the Countryside Christian Minutemen. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wranglers of the 36-7 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Clay Dees was a one-man wrecking crew for Countryside Christian as he rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 191 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes. Everett Byrd was another key player, gaining 155 total yards and three touchdowns.
Riverside Christian now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Countryside Christian, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Riverside Christian will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Florida School for the Deaf & Blind at 6:00 p.m. on September 12th. As for Countryside Christian, they will venture away from home to take on Oasis Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Countryside Christian is facing Oasis Christian at the right time seeing as Oasis Christian is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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