River Islands extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping them down to 1-5. They took a 32-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Linden Lions. The Riptide lost against the Lions in their previous head to head back in October of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 63-0 score last time.
River Islands lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Christian Dell'Osso, who picked up 166 receiving yards and one score. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards. Daryl Carpenter was another key player, throwing for 180 yards and a pair of TDs.
As for Linden, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-2. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.7 points on average over those games.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Linden to victory, but perhaps none more so than Andrew Juarez, who rushed for 215 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. Juarez's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 117 rushing yards. DeAndre Smith was in the mix as well, providing Linden with three scores.
Coming up, River Islands will be playing at home against Summerville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bears' defense has only allowed 12.2 points per game this season, so the Riptide's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Linden, they will face off against Bret Harte at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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