Piedra Vista's last matchup with Rio Rancho could've gone either way, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the pair's  contest on Thursday. The Panthers lost  34-13 to the Rams. The Panthers' defeat continues a  trend for the  squad, making it three in a row.
Although Piedra Vista took the loss, they still got scores from  Ethan Duckett and  Amasi Griego.

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 Piedra Vista didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of  Caiden Fortney and  AJ Cockrell. Fortney also set a new season-high mark in  total tackles with ten.
 Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Rio Rancho to victory, but perhaps none more so than   Micah Takahashi, who rushed for 72 yards and a pair of  scores, and also threw for 289 yards and two  TDs while completing 78.3% of his passes. The Rams' leading receiver  Parker Miller was  Takahashi's top target yet again, picking up 173 receiving yards and two  touchdowns.
Piedra Vista now  has a losing record of 3-4. As for Rio Rancho,  the  win made it two in a row for them and  bumps their season record up to 4-3.
 Piedra Vista has already played their next game,  a  54-0  loss against Cleveland on the 17th. As for Rio Rancho, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next  matchup,  a  28-27  victory against Volcano Vista on the 17th.
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