Football Preview: Odyssey Institute Minotaur vs. River Valley Dust Devils
The Odyssey Institute Minotaur will face off against the River Valley Dust Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Odyssey Institute's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Paradise Honors on Friday. They were dealt a 61-0 defeat at the hands of the Panthers. Having soared to a lofty 33 points in the game before, the Minotaur's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, River Valley put another one in the bag two weeks ago to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Kingman 42-8 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Dust Devils, who have now won four matches by 27 points or more so far this season.
Mickey Smith was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 66 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Another big playmaker for River Valley was Kaleb Knueven, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to River Valley's defense and their five sacks. In that department, Jaycen Larance was the leader with two.
Odyssey Institute's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for River Valley, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Odyssey Institute strolled past River Valley in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 28-14. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was River Valley's Jayden Plotkin, who rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Odyssey Institute still be able to contain Plotkin? There's only one way to find out.
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