Italy is 3-0 against Rio Vista since November of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Italy Gladiators will head out to challenge the Rio Vista Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Italy is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Italy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Valley Mills for the full four quarters, racking up a 47-20 victory at home. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-7.
Meanwhile, Rio Vista didn't have quite enough to beat Santo last Friday and fell 24-21.
Despite the loss, Rio Vista had strong showings from Ashton Huey, who picked up 131 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and Kaiden Scott, who threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes. Huey was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 57 yards. Rio Vista also got a significant boost from Brysen Yadon, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 117 yards.
Rio Vista wouldn't let Santo keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Rio Vista can thank Parks Hodges and Slate Campbell for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Santo's side was Anthony Zepeda, who made 18 total tackles.
Italy pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Rio Vista, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Italy was able to grind out a solid victory over Rio Vista when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 14-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Italy 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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