The Summerville Bears are taking a road trip to square off against the River Islands Riptide at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Summerville's defense has only allowed 12.2 points per game this season, so River Islands' offense will have their work cut out for them.
Summerville will head out to face River Islands after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. The Bears took a 21-7 bruising from Calaveras. Having soared to a lofty 49 points in the game before, the Bears couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, River Islands came up short against Linden on Friday and fell 32-20. While losing is never fun, the Riptide can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 911th, while the Lions are ranked 440th).
Summerville will need to focus on slowing down Christian Dell'Osso, one of several River Islands players who made an impact when they last played. He picked up 166 receiving yards and one touchdown. Dell'Osso really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards. Another player making a difference was Daryl Carpenter, who threw for 180 yards and a pair of TDs.
River Islands' defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Summerville, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-2.
Everything came up roses for Summerville against River Islands in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 58-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bears since the squad 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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