The Rio Linda Knights will venture away from home to take on the Casa Roble Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Rio Linda focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up five last Friday.
Rio Linda will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Natomas last Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 28-point loss they were dealt back in September. Rio Linda fell just short of Natomas by a score of 18-15. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Rio Linda had strong showings from Imara Bell, who picked up 105 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Cj Cook, who rushed for 39 yards and two touchdowns. Bell also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making two total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Rio Linda's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Bell and Zyon Turner.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Casa Roble). They took down Woodland 38-20 on Friday. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 384th, while the Wolves are ranked 793rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Aidan Lopez was his usual excellent self, throwing for 362 yards and five touchdowns, while also punching in a rushing score. Connor Campbell was another key player, picking up 90 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Rio Linda's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Casa Roble, their record is now 2-3.
Rio Linda was dealt a bruising 45-14 defeat at the hands of Casa Roble in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Campbell, who threw for 218 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 35 yards. Now that Rio Linda knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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