Football Preview: Rio Vista Rams vs. Elite Eagles
The Rio Vista Rams will challenge the Elite Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Rio Vista is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They really took it to Esparto for the full four quarters, racking up a 47-14 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Rams considering their eight-point performance the match before.
Emmett Medders continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 136 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. He is becoming a predictor of Rio Vista's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 4-2 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Carlos Saiz was another key player, picking up 91 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Rio Vista was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 337 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 297 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Elite had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 45.7 points) and they went ahead and made it seven last Friday. Everything went their way against the Lions as they made off with a 34-14 victory.
Malachi Alex was the offensive standout of the matchup as he rushed for 29 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown.
Elite pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.8 points per game. As for Rio Vista, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
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