If Rio Vista was feeling good fresh off their 46-22 takedown of Dawson last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Rio Vista Eagles fell 51-42 to the Valley Mills Eagles on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Rio Vista of the 30-6 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2021.
Despite the defeat, Rio Vista had strong showings from Kaiden Scott, who threw for 281 yards and four touchdowns, and Ashton Huey, who picked up 151 receiving yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Huey is now averaging an impressive 104.3 receiving yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Tate Conley, who picked up 37 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Rio Vista wouldn't let Valley Mills keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Rio Vista can thank Parks Hodges and Jake Mcwhorter for forcing both of them. Hodges has been hot , having also posted five or more total tackles the last six times he's played. Another thorn in Valley Mills' side was Anthony Zepeda, who made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Rio Vista dropped their record down to 5-5 with the loss, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Valley Mills, their victory bumped their record up to 3-7.
Rio Vista will square off against Mildred at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mildred will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Rio Vista surely won't give up without a fight. Valley Mills does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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