Football Preview: River Valley Dust Devils vs. Mohave Thunderbirds
River Valley has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Mohave Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (River Valley: 12, Mohave: 14) so any points scored will be well earned.
River Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 56-0 victory over Odyssey Institute on the road. Considering the Dust Devils have won five games 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 311 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, River Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 481 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Mohave came tearing into two weeks ago's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Wranglers by a score of 24-14.
River Valley pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Mohave, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
River Valley took a serious blow against Mohave in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 48-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mohave's Joe Yoney JR, who rushed for 85 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 209 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. Now that River Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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