It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Rural Vista [Hope/White City] had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They blew past the Waverly Bulldogs 62-6. The Heat's offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Kole Riedy was his usual excellent self, rushing for 58 yards and two touchdowns.
Rural Vista [Hope/White City] didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tyler Brockmeier and Koden Sanford. Brockmeier also set a new season high mark in total tackles with four.
Rural Vista [Hope/White City] was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 230 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Rural Vista [Hope/White City]'s record now sits at 7-2. As for Waverly, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.
Rural Vista [Hope/White City] will face off against Axtell at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Axtell's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. Waverly does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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