The Rio Linda Knights will challenge the Sierra Timberwolves at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Rio Linda sitting on eight straight victories and Sierra on nine.
Rio Linda is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Oakmont by a score of 19-7.
Rio Linda didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Angelisa George and Isabella Hernandez. George has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sierra). They took their game on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 60-0 win over Weston Ranch. The Timberwolves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matches by 20 points or more this season.
Janessa Barnes was her usual excellent self, picking up 199 receiving yards and four touchdowns. She showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 54 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Maitland Kohoutek, who threw for 189 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of her passes.
Rio Linda pushed their record up to 15-6 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Sierra, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
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