After flying high against Bishop Reicher Catholic last Friday, Rio Vista came back down to earth. The Rio Vista Eagles fell just short of the Santo Wildcats by a score of 24-21 on Friday. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wildcats apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Rio Vista's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Ashton Huey, who picked up 131 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and Kaiden Scott, who threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes. Huey was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 57 yards. Rio Vista also got a significant boost from Brysen Yadon, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 117 yards.
Rio Vista wouldn't let Santo keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Rio Vista can thank Parks Hodges and Slate Campbell for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Santo's side was Anthony Zepeda, who made 18 total tackles.
Rio Vista's defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Santo, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-1.
Rio Vista will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Italy at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. As for Santo, they are taking a road trip to face off against Millsap at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Santo's defense has only allowed 10.8 points per game this season, so Millsap's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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