The River Valley Dust Devils are taking a road trip to face off against the Odyssey Institute Minotaur at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. River Valley will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Two weeks ago, River Valley was fully in charge, breezing past Kingman 42-8 on the road. The Dust Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 27 points or more this season.
Mickey Smith went supernova for River Valley, rushing for 74 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 66 yards and two touchdowns. Smith was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 69 yards. Another big playmaker for River Valley was Kaleb Knueven, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
River Valley's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. Jaycen Larance was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Odyssey Institute's offense. They had to suffer through a 61-0 loss at the hands of Paradise Honors. The Minotaur haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
River Valley's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Odyssey Institute, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
River Valley lost to Odyssey Institute on the road by a decisive 28-14 margin in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for River Valley, Toy Landers (who rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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