The Rio Vista Rams will challenge the Winters Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
Rio Vista took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Delta, posting an 82-42 victory at home.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Rio Vista to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ethan Friedel, who rushed for 84 yards and four touchdowns. Daniel Ornelas handled things on the ground, rushing for 141 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rio Vista was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 668 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
One reason for the win was Rio Vista's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Leading the way was Charlie Jeffers and his 3.5. His also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up 3.5 sacks and making four total tackles.
Meanwhile, Winters beat Dixon 31-21 on Friday.
Winters got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Gio Jimenez out in front who rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also picked up 71 receiving yards and a touchdown. Jimenez didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble, made 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defended a pass. Sebastian Rodriguez also helped out as he racked up 104 rushing yards.
Winters wouldn't let Dixon keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Julian Herrera led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. Nathan Apodaca also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making seven total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Rio Vista took a serious blow against Winters in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 49-16. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Rio Vista was down 35-8.
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