Football Recap: Friday's Defeat Ends River Valley's Winning Streak

Dust Devils

Previous 5 Games

11/07/25 @ Show Low	14-21
10/31/25 @ Dysart	46-30
10/24/25 @ Payson	34-31
10/17/25 vs Seton Catholic	40-6
10/03/25 vs Wickenburg	71-0

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact River Valley can now relate to. They took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Show Low Cougars on Friday. The Dust Devils' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.

When it comes to explaining why River Valley lost, don't look at Aden Montgomery. Despite the final result, he rushed for 212 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. The Dust Devils are 6-2 when Montgomery posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.

While River Valley came up short, they sure didn't make it easy for Show Low: they limited their QB to completion percentage of just 31.2%. The team can thank Nathan Bush for the heroic effort on defense: he. River Valley hasn't an opponent to post a completion percentage of 0.33 or higher in ten consecutive contests.

River Valley's defense didn't let Kash Perkins, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. Deacon Maish was especially locked on to Show Low's QB and sacked him twice. Maish has been hot, having also posted five or more total tackles the last five times he's played. Another thorn in Show Low's side was Brodee Abell, who picked up a sack and made six total tackles (2.0 for loss).

Jett Walker had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 95 yards and three TDs on only 12 carries for Show Low.

River Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Show Low, they pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.

River Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Show Low, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 21-0 loss against Benjamin Franklin on the 14th.