The Little River Redskins will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Rural Vista [Hope/White City] Heat at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Little River is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Chase County. Little River put the hurt on Chase County with a sharp 42-22 victory on Friday.
Meanwhile, Rural Vista [Hope/White City] gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They blew past Solomon, posting a 46-0 win at home. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Heat just coasted through the last quarter.
Rural Vista [Hope/White City] can attribute much of their success to Kole Riedy, who rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and Koden Sanford, who threw for 131 yards and a touchdown on only 12 passes.
Everything came up roses for Little River against Rural Vista [Hope/White City] in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 60-20 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Sanford, who rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 81 yards and two touchdowns on only six passes. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Little River still be able to contain Sanford? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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