River Islands and Big Valley Christian pushed the score to 52-8 the last time they played Big Valley Christian, but on Friday defenses reigned supreme. The Riptide fell 14-6 to the Lions. The Riptide lost against the Lions in their previous head to head back in September of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 52-8 score last time.
Daryl Carpenter threw for 143 yards and one touchdown. Lucas Ruiz was his top target, picking up 72 receiving yards and one score.
The critical scores for Big Valley Christian came from Deangelo Martinez and Travis Lema.
River Islands' loss was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Big Valley Christian, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. River Islands will square off against rival Calaveras at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Big Valley Christian is set to face off against their familiar foe Linden at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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