The Rodriguez Mustangs will venture away from home to challenge the River City Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Rodriguez is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Friday, it was close, but Rodriguez sidestepped Sacramento for a 15-13 win. The 15-point effort marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Rodriguez came from Kai Albano and Mancianno Syess. Another player making a difference was Dylan Burke, who rushed for 76 yards on only six carries.
Rodriguez wouldn't let Sacramento keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Amil Mcpeters, Amare Williams-Palaamo, and Malachi Wroten picked up one apiece. Mcpeters is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 35 points the game before, River City was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They took a 14-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pioneer. The defeat continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now lost three in a row.
Rodriguez pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for River City, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Rodriguez came up short against River City when the teams last played back in September of 2019, falling 34-21. Thankfully for Rodriguez, Amari Duncan (who rushed for 163 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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