The River Valley Falcons are on the road again on Friday to play the Twelve Bridges Raging Rhinos at 7:30 p.m.
River Valley will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played last Friday but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They were beaten by Nevada Union 63-19.
Despite the defeat, River Valley got top-tier performance from Adrian Walters, who rushed for 128 yards while picking up 7.1 yards per carry.
Meanwhile, Twelve Bridges put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 51-7 win over Casa Roble on the road. Given the Raging Rhinos' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Rams are ranked 300th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Twelve Bridges' victory came down to the chemistry between Connor Flaherty and his top target Isaiah Rodriguez. Flaherty threw for 230 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes while Rodriguez picked up 145 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Rodriguez was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 56 yards. Another back making a difference was Braeden Ward, who rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown.
Twelve Bridges' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Chase Wyhlidko. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Twelve Bridges was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 271 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
River Valley's loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Twelve Bridges, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
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