River Valley fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back wins it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They snuck past the Wheatland Pirates with a 20-14 victory on Wednesday. For the Falcons, this counts as revenge for the 36-18 win the Pirates walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
The critical scores for River Valley came from Kaitlyn Garcia, Clarissa Recendez, and Taylor Ruggirello.
River Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
River Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Garcia and Avneeth Gill.
River Valley's victory bumped their record up to 4-7. As for Wheatland, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-9 record this season.
River Valley didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 52-0 defeat against Del Campo on the 24th. As for Wheatland, they and Lathrop are set to duel on Tuesday. Lathrop is coming into the contest with five straight wins at home, so Wheatland will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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