The River City Raiders will challenge the Rodriguez Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
River City and Pioneer met for a duel on Friday where River City couldn't get it done. River City took a 14-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pioneer. Having soared to a lofty 35 points in the game before, the Raiders couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Rodriguez put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They had just enough and edged Sacramento out 15-13. The 15-point effort marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Rodriguez came from Kai Albano and Mancianno Syess. Dylan Burke was another key player, rushing for 76 yards on only six carries.
Rodriguez wouldn't let Sacramento keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Amil Mcpeters, Amare Williams-Palaamo, and Malachi Wroten picked up one apiece. Wroten also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13.
River City's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Rodriguez, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
River City beat Rodriguez 34-21 in their previous matchup back in September of 2019. Will River City repeat their success, or does Rodriguez have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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