Football Preview: Rio Americano Raiders vs. Woodcreek Timberwolves
Rio Americano has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Woodcreek Timberwolves at 7:15 p.m.
Last Friday, Rio Americano was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 49-44 to Vista del Lago.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Devin Pointes, who picked up 86 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Arnez Campbell, who threw for 170 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Woodcreek earned a 20-7 victory over Ponderosa on Friday.
The critical scores for Woodcreek came from Blake Hastings, Trace Murchison, Joey Melendez, and Melendez.
Woodcreek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Rio Americano's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Woodcreek, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Rio Americano beat Woodcreek 42-35 when the teams last played back in August of 2019. Will Rio Americano repeat their success, or does Woodcreek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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