The Rio Linda Knights will take on the Roseville Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Rio Linda's defense has only allowed 9.9 points per game this season, so Roseville's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Rio Linda is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Woodland: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Knights blew the Wolves out of the water with a 42-0 final score. Considering the Knights have won eight matchups by more than 19 points this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
The critical scores for Rio Linda came from Annabell Ernesto, Faith Fountain, Isabella (Izzy) Hernandez, NiEcia Haggins, Chloee McCalley, and Alina Leon Luera.
Rio Linda didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Audrina Mendoza and Saniyah Johnson-Moody.
Meanwhile, Roseville fell victim to Twelve Bridges and their airtight defense on Thursday. They took a 7-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Raging Rhinos. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rio Linda has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 28.0 points over those games. As for Roseville, their loss dropped their record down to 11-7.
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