The Cedar Ridge Raiders will venture away from home to take on the Round Rock Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cedar Ridge is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Having struggled with ten losses in a row dating back to last season, Cedar Ridge finally turned things around against Round Rock Westwood on Friday. They came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 35-28.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Round Rock). They blew past McNeil 45-14 on the road on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Dragons, who have now won three matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
Round Rock relied on the efforts of Jack Appl, who threw for 137 yards and three touchdowns, and Joaquin Maldonado, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave Maldonado a new career-high in rushing yards.
Cedar Ridge's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Round Rock, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Cedar Ridge was taken down by Round Rock 48-7 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Cedar Ridge, Mason Cochran (who rushed for 190 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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