Football Preview: River Valley Falcons vs. Nevada Union Miners
The River Valley Falcons will venture away from home to square off against the Nevada Union Miners at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. River Valley is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
River Valley will head into Friday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Oakmont on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 22-point defeat they were dealt back in August. River Valley fell just short of Oakmont by a score of 52-49.
River Valley might have lost, but man, Adrian Walters was a machine: he rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Walters a new career-high in rushing yards.
Nevada Union never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against El Camino last Friday. They breezed by the Eagles on the road to the tune of 48-6. The matchup marked the Miners' most dominant win of the season so far.
Rhyder Eelkema continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 180 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 107.8 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Mccallum, who rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Nevada Union was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 350 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
River Valley now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Nevada Union, their record now sits at 3-1.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. River Valley has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 307.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Nevada Union struggles in that department as they've been averaging 309.7. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
River Valley suffered a grim 58-34 defeat to Nevada Union in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can River Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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