On Friday Rio Vista will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will square off against the Valley Mills Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Rio Vista is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.4 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Rio Vista got the win against Dawson by a conclusive 46-22. Considering the Eagles have won four matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Rio Vista found their leader in sophomore Kaiden Scott, who threw for 278 yards and four touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 33 yards and a touchdown. Those four passing touchdowns set a new season-high mark for Scott. Rio Vista also got a significant boost from Brysen Yadon, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 122 yards.
Rio Vista wouldn't let Dawson keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Rio Vista can thank Gavin Lesley and Ryan Battles for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, a win for Valley Mills just wasn't in the cards two weeks ago as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 30-8 to Dawson. Having soared to a lofty 62 points in the game before, the Eagles couldn't push the score so high this time.
Valley Mills has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-7 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 26.0 points per game. As for Rio Vista, they pushed their record up to 5-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Rio Vista suffered a grim 30-6 defeat to Valley Mills in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Can Rio Vista avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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