Rio Vista is 2-8 against Santo since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Rio Vista Eagles will head out to square off against the Santo Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Rio Vista's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Bishop Reicher Catholic 62-0 at home. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Brysen Yadon had a dynamite game for Rio Vista, rushing for 77 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 30 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Yadon a new career-high in rushing yards. Pryce Elms was another key rusher, rushing for 71 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Santo got the win against Bruceville-Eddy on Friday by a conclusive 28-6. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Wildcats had established a 21 point advantage.
Rio Vista now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Santo, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-1.
Everything came up roses for Rio Vista against Santo in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 27-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rio Vista 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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