The Seminole Indians put on a display of perseverance and firepower on the road, battling to the final whistle in a narrow 51-48 thriller against Riverside.
Despite coming up just short on the scoreboard, Seminole's high-octane attack generated highlight-reel performances and nearly pulled off a massive second-half comeback.
Seminole set a dominant tone early, putting up 19 points in a wildly entertaining opening period to take the initial lead. After trailing at halftime, the Indians showed incredible grit. The defense tightened up while the offense outscored Riverside 22–14 across the final two quarters, pushing Riverside to the absolute brink.
In the end, Riverside's big capital in the second quarter provided a lead the Indians were three points away from toppling. Buddha Guerra gave and outstanding performance on offense, while Kasey Heide dominated the defense with 12 total tackles.
Seminole now gears up for their district games starting on October 9 against Fort Stockton.
