The Payson Longhorns will square off against the River Valley Dust Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (Payson 11.4, River Valley 13) so any points scored will be well earned.
Payson is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 43 points on October 3rd, they were much more limited against Thatcher on Friday. They fell 20-10 to the Eagles.
Even if they lost, Payson's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Landon Parton refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself. Payson got some further help from Jonny McAnerny: he forced one fumble and made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, River Valley entered their tilt with Seton Catholic on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 40-6 victory over the Sentinels. Considering the Dust Devils have won five games by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Payson's defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for River Valley, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
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