Football Preview: Riverbank Bruins vs. Linden Lions
The Riverbank Bruins will face off against the Linden Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Riverbank is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Big Valley Christian on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Riverbank was dealt a 42-3 loss at the hands of Big Valley Christian. The Bruins haven't had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Linden had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 44.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They claimed a resounding 56-0 victory over the Bullfrogs at home. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 35 points or more this season.
Matthew Schallberger continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 264 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 7-for-7 passing. Andy Juarez helped Schallberger out on the ground, rushing for 60 yards and two touchdowns.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Linden was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Riverbank's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Linden, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Riverbank was taken down by Linden 49-6 in their previous meeting back in September of 2015. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Riverbank was down 35-6.
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