Football Preview: Vista Ridge Rangers vs. Vandegrift Vipers
Vista Ridge is 1-9 against Vandegrift since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Vista Ridge Rangers will take on the Vandegrift Vipers at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Vista Ridge will head into Friday's match on the come-up: they were handed a 26-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Stony Point on Friday. Vista Ridge had just enough and edged Stony Point out 38-35. The Rangers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Kaden Arnot was a one-man wrecking crew for Vista Ridge as he threw for 261 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown. Vista Ridge also got a significant boost from JD Jackson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 81 yards.
Vista Ridge wouldn't let Stony Point keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Vista Ridge can thank Thatcher Powell and Jason Handy for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Vandegrift was not the first on the board two weeks ago, but they got there more often. They walked away with a 35-28 win over Stony Point. Given the Vipers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Tigers are ranked 280th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory got Vista Ridge back to even at 2-2. As for Vandegrift, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Vista Ridge was taken down by Vandegrift 45-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Vista Ridge, Deuce Adams (who threw for 252 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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