The River Islands Riptide will square off against the Linden Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. River Islands is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
River Islands' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Calaveras on Friday. They were beaten by the Red Hawks 70-0. 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 944th, while the Red Hawks are ranked 414th).
Meanwhile, Linden won against Center back in September with 42 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Linden blew past Big Valley Christian 42-6 on the road. That looming 42-6 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Linden yet this season.
Linden had a senior duo take command as Landen Ly rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns and Matthew Schallberger rushed for 94 yards on only six carries. Those 94 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Schallberger. Andy Juarez was another key player, rushing for 37 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Linden was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 252 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
River Islands' loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Linden, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
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