River Ridge put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They snuck past the Fivay Falcons with a 21-15 victory. Given the Royal Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 159th, while the Falcons are ranked 323rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Matt Barton had an outrageously good game as he picked up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown.
River Ridge wouldn't let Fivay keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. River Ridge can thank Jackson Wainwright and Nicolas Rauckhorst for forcing both of them. Rauckhorst is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Fivay lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Sean Brown, who rushed for 101 yards. Antwon Brown was in the mix too, providing Fivay with two touchdowns.
River Ridge's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Fivay, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
River Ridge will head out to square off against Cypress Creek at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. River Ridge is facing Cypress Creek at the right time seeing as Cypress Creek is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Fivay, they are taking a road trip to take on Freedom at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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