Two dominant backs in Ethan Friedel and Henri Reed are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Rio Vista Rams are taking a road trip to face off against the Lindhurst Blazers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rio Vista is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 45.3 points per game this season.
Rio Vista will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points last Friday, then bounced right back against Golden Sierra on Friday. Rio Vista strolled past Golden Sierra with points to spare, taking the game 38-22.
Rio Vista can attribute much of their success to Daniel Ornelas, who rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and Emmett Medders, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. That's the most rushing yards Ornelas has posted since back in August.
Another reason for the win was Rio Vista's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Leading the way was Nathan Frisbie with 2.5. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last nine games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Lindhurst had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 41.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Mavericks 41-12. Considering the Blazers have won five games by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Reed was his usual excellent self, rushing for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Backing up that air attack was Andrew Redfield, who rushed for 114 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Rio Vista now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Lindhurst, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
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