Rio Rico and Empire are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Hawks challenges the Empire Ravens at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rio Rico is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Rio Rico ended up a good deal behind Amphitheater and lost 31-14.
Although Rio Rico took the loss, they still got scores from Lebrandon Murrietta and Sebastian Castro.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Empire). They claimed a resounding 48-6 win over Cholla. The high-scoring effort was just what the Ravens needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Ngonkra Fuangunyi was his usual excellent self, rushing for 224 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry. Those 224 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brycen Duncan, who threw for 84 yards and two touchdowns.
Rio Rico's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Empire, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-4.
Rio Rico came up short against Empire in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 21-14. Will Rio Rico have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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