The Rural Vista [Hope/White City] Heat will head out on the road to face off against the Hartford Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rural Vista [Hope/White City] has four straight wins, Hartford has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Rural Vista [Hope/White City]'s defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They really took it to Lebo for the full four quarters, racking up a 48-0 victory. The Heat's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a point in their last four games.
It was another big night for Kole Riedy, who rushed for 258 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 15.2 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 75 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Rural Vista [Hope/White City] was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 323 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in four consecutive matchups.
Kole Riedy
| 10/10/25 vs Lebo | 258 |
| 10/03/25 @ Centre | 243 |
| 09/26/25 @ Wakefield | 209 |
| 09/19/25 vs Goessel | 136 |
| 09/12/25 vs Little River | 133 |
| 09/05/25 @ Solomon | 294 |
Rural Vista [Hope/White City] didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Koden Sanford and Riedy. Riedy is also crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 133 every time he's taken the field this season. Another thorn in Lebo's side was Grant Eskeldson, who made 13 total tackles.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Hartford took on Burlingame on Friday. The Jaguars were dealt a 54-8 defeat at the hands of the Bearcats. That's two games in a row now that the Jaguars have lost by exactly 46 points.
Hartford's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Rural Vista [Hope/White City], their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Everything came up roses for Rural Vista [Hope/White City] against Hartford in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 45-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Heat since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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