Santo had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Rio Vista Eagles 24-21. This was payback for the Wildcats, who suffered a 27-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Despite the loss, Rio Vista had strong showings from Ashton Huey, who picked up 131 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and Kaiden Scott, who threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes. Huey showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 57 yards. Brysen Yadon helped Scott out on the ground, rushing for 117 yards.
Santo's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Rio Vista, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-2.
Santo will square off against Millsap at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Santo's defense has only allowed 10.8 points per game this season, so Millsap's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Rio Vista, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Italy at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th.
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