Football Recap: Vista del Lago Eagles vs. Rio Americano Raiders
Vista del Lago won the last time they faced Rio Americano, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Vista del Lago Eagles enjoyed a cozy 25-6 victory over the Rio Americano Raiders. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 203rd, while the Raiders are ranked 508th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Vista del Lago came from Madeline Hess, Kiali Quaglia, Morgan Hayhurst, and Tayler Dray.
Vista del Lago's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Reese Clark and Marissa Wallin. Clark has been hot recently, having also posted at least one defended passe the last six times she's played.
Vista del Lago pushed their record up to 5-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Rio Americano, they are on a 16-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-11.
It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles takes on Falcons at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Vista del Lago: 15.4, Christian Brothers: 14.5) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Rio Americano, they will challenge Woodcreek at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Woodcreek's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five matchups.
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