The Rio Vista Eagles will stay at home for another week and welcome the Dawson Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Rio Vista took their match with ease, bagging a 34-7 victory over Itasca.
Rio Vista found their leader in sophomore Brysen Yadon, who rushed for 108 yards and three touchdowns. Yadon is becoming a predictor of Rio Vista's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Kaiden Scott, who threw for 277 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes.
Meanwhile, Dawson had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 30-8 margin over the Eagles.
The win got Rio Vista back to even at 4-4. As for Dawson, the victory also got them back to even at 4-4.
Rio Vista was dealt a bruising 40-13 loss at the hands of Dawson when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Can Rio Vista avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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