Football Recap: Ponderosa Takes a Loss

Ponderosa was the 34-14 winner over Rio Americano when they last played one another back in August of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The Ponderosa Bruins fell 17-6 to the Rio Americano Raiders on Friday. The contest marked the Bruins' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Colton Ridgley threw for 137 yards and a touchdown. Ben Bailey was his top target, picking up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown. On the ground, Jack Irick rushed for 51 yards.

Devin Pointes was nothing short of spectacular for Rio Americano: he rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 41 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Pointes a new career-high in rushing yards.

Ponderosa has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-3 record this season. As for Rio Americano, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-4.

Ponderosa wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 40-19 defeat against Vista del Lago on the 25th. As for Rio Americano, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 64-0 loss against Inderkum on the 25th.

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