The River City Raiders will challenge the Natomas Nighthawks at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
River City is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against West Park on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. River City came up short against West Park, falling 55-35. The Raiders have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 64-35, which was the final score in Natomas' tilt against Woodland Christian on Tuesday. The Nighthawks were down 50-27 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Despite the defeat, Natomas saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Ana Elkins earned 25 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyrice Hopkins, who scored six points.
Natomas' loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for River City, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Everything came up roses for River City against Natomas in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as the team secured a 63-14 win. Does River City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Natomas turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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