The River Ridge Royal Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Naples Golden Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, River Ridge ended up a good deal behind Wiregrass Ranch and lost 35-18. The defeat continues a trend for the Royal Knights in their matchups with the Bulls: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, Naples got the win against South Fort Myers on Thursday by a conclusive 35-12. The Golden Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by 23 points or more this season.
Shawn Simeon was his usual excellent self, rushing for 223 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 69 yards.
Naples didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Andre Ferdinand. Another thorn in South Fort Myers' side was Brady Clark, who picked up a sack, made five total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended two passes.
Naples was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 395 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Fort Myers only rushed for 77.
River Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Naples, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.
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