After each having a week off, the River Ridge Knights and the Riverwood Raiders will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. River Ridge will be strutting in after a win while Riverwood will be coming in after a loss.
River Ridge will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Sequoyah, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Knights walked away with a 28-21 victory over the Chiefs last Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Camden Cox
| 09/19/25 vs Sequoyah | 3 |
| 09/12/25 @ Pope | 1 |
| 08/22/25 @ Denmark | 1 |
| 10/25/24 @ Creekview | 1 |
| 10/04/24 vs Riverwood | 1 |
Camden Cox was his usual excellent self, rushing for 161 yards and three TDs while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. Those three rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something River Ridge proved: they limited Sequoyah to a paltry 3.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Harry Redmond for the heroic effort on defense: he. River Ridge didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged seven.
Meanwhile, Riverwood was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a blow against Sprayberry, falling 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 293rd, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 76th).
River Ridge's record is now 5-1. As for Riverwood, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything came up roses for River Ridge against Riverwood in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 52-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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