Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Linden). They blew past the River Islands Riptide, posting a 63-0 win on the road. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 309th, while the Riptide are ranked 944th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Linden to victory, but perhaps none more so than Landen Ly, who rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. That's the most rushing yards Ly has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Schallberger, who threw for 160 yards and four touchdowns.
The victory (which was Linden's third in a row) raised their record to 5-1. As for River Islands, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Linden will look to defend their home field on Friday against Bret Harte at 7:00 p.m. Linden is facing Bret Harte at the right time seeing as Bret Harte is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for River Islands, they will head out to face off against Summerville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Summerville knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully River Islands likes a good challenge.
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