Nation Ford was the 28-21 winner over River Bluff when they last played one another back in September of 2021, but their luck changed this time around. The Nation Ford Falcons fell to the River Bluff Gators 35-30.
Defeat or not, Nation Ford got some senior leadership from Josh Ameo and Carson Sanford. Ameo picked up 225 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while Sanford. threw for 351 yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Ameo is now averaging an impressive 144 receiving yards per game.
Parker Murray went supernova for River Bluff, throwing for 280 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75.9% of his passes. That's the most total yards Murray has posted since back in September of 2023. Aaron Griffin was Murray's top target, picking up 146 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Nation Ford now has a losing record at 1-2. As for River Bluff, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Nation Ford will host Richland Northeast at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Richland Northeast will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Nation Ford surely won't give up without a fight. As for River Bluff, they are taking a road trip to take on Gilbert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. River Bluff knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 point or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Gilbert likes a good challenge.
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