River Valley put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 42-8 victory over the Kingman Bulldogs on the road. Considering the Dust Devils have won four games by more than 26 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Mickey Smith went supernova for River Valley, rushing for 74 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 66 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Smith has posted since back in September of 2023. 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. Kingman's QB won't forget Jaycen Larance anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
River Valley's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Kingman, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4.
River Valley will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Odyssey Institute at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. As for Kingman, they will challenge Chino Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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