Riverview Gardens was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They were dealt a 35-0 loss at the hands of the Mascoutah Indians. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Rams of the 29-6 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
Baruk Jonsson had a dynamite game for Mascoutah, rushing for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 130 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Jonsson a new career-high in rushing yards. 96 of those passing yards were hauled in by Camren Reed, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Riverview Gardens' loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Mascoutah, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-2.
Riverview Gardens will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Normandy at 11:00 a.m. on September 28th. As for Mascoutah, they will face off against Highland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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