South Beloit looking to get victory number 2 on the 2024 season

South Beloit plays host to River Ridge Friday night, Sept. 13, 2024, in an 8-man Northwest Upstate Illini conference game. The SOBOs are 1-1 while River Ridge is 0-2 on the 2024 season.

South Beloit head coach Josh Redieske stated that after last week's win over Orangeville, he feels as though "they have found some things they can count on now." He expects them to continue to build more positive plays  going forward.

South Beloit has been led so far this season by senior Trudane Peterson, who has been making plays in all three areas of the game. He runs the ball on offense, makes impact plays on defense, and last week blocked a punt and returned it for a TD.

River Ridge in Hanover, Illinois comes to the  South Beloit Athletic Complex led by three-sport athlete Damon Dittmarat QB. So far the offense for River Ridge hasn’t gotten out to great starts and shoots themselves in the foot with penalties and mental errors, having only scored 14 points total in two games. They have lost both games this season: week 1 to West Carroll 64-14 and week 2 56-0 to Polo. The River Ridge Wildcats head coach is Doug Nicholas. Coach Nicholas has been the leader of the Wildcats program for 9 seasons now. Last season, River Ridge was 4-5 and was 4th in the 8-man North at 2-3. In 2020 River Ridge finished the shortened season at 6-0.

When you go to the game Friday night, you might think you're in Happy Valley, PA  watching the Penn State Nittany Lions but nope, the Wildcats uniforms have a signature look that will remind you of Penn State.

Game time from the South Beloit Athletic Complex is set for 7 p.m. If you can’t make the game, you can watch it on the NFHS network with a paid subscription.

Don't forget to pick up your South Beloit SOBOs spiritwear. Right now they have their spiritwear store open. Click here to see the entire collection.

Thank you to South Beloit and River Ridge athletics for the information used in the story.

A self-described sports evangelist, Harold Bone is the Rockton-Roscoe News sports editor who is committed to finding stories behind-the-box scores and discovering engaging sports content. Harold has a background in many forms of media - everything from radio to TV. He has spent the last 25-plus years attending, following, and cheering for teams and athletes from the pros and colleges to local high schools and youth recreational leagues. Harold is passionate about creating engaging stories for athletes and sports fans in the Rockton/Roscoe/South Beloit, Illinois communities. Got a story idea? Contact Harold via email at harold@roscoenews.com and follow him on Twitter at @SPRTSEDRRNews.