The River City Raiders will square off against the Vanden Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (River City 14.4, Vanden 10.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
River City is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Rodriguez on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Raiders took a blow against the Mustangs, falling 34-7. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Raiders, who until this matchup were averaging 14.43 points allowed.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Vanden, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 21-13 win over Sacramento on Friday.
Vanden's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2. Those home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.2 points on average over those games. As for River City, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
River City lost to Vanden at home by a decisive 40-21 margin in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Raiders, Kalani Mcleod (who threw for 344 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punched in one score) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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