Football Preview: River Valley Dust Devils vs. Kingman Bulldogs
River Valley is 9-1 against Kingman since August of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The River Valley Dust Devils are taking a road trip to square off against the Kingman Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (River Valley has six straight wins, Kingman has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
River Valley is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Ganado: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that River Valley blew Ganado out of the water with a 53-6 final score. Considering the Dust Devils have won three matchups by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jayden Plotkin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 152 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 102 rushing yards dating back to last season.
River Valley's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Aden Montgomery, Kaleb Knueven, Peyton Boice, and Boice picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Kingman was not quite Monument Valley's equal in the second half on Friday. They took a 20-16 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mustangs.
River Valley's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Kingman, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Everything went River Valley's way against Kingman in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as River Valley made off with a 32-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for River Valley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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