Football Preview: Placer Hillmen vs. River Valley Falcons
Two dominant backs in Baylor Kelley and Adrian Walters are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Placer Hillmen are taking a road trip to face off against the River Valley Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Placer knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past nine games -- so hopefully River Valley likes a good challenge.
Placer's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 52-0 win over Yuba City. The result was nothing new for the Hillmen, who have now won six contests by 22 points or more so far this season.
Placer's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Shaun Jones, who rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns. Jones has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Rian Miller, who threw for 184 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Placer was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 316 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, a victory for River Valley just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 55-7 loss at the hands of Del Campo. Having soared to a lofty 33 points in the game before, the Falcons couldn't push the score so high this time.
Placer's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for River Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Placer barely slipped by River Valley in their previous matchup back in November of 2018, winning 7-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Placer 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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