Riverside and Central Valley are an even 3-3 against one another since August of 2018, but not for long. The Riverside Chargers will take on the Central Valley Cougars at 10:15 a.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Riverside comes in on eight and Central Valley on nine.
Riverside is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 50-20 victory over Bruning-Davenport/Shickley. Considering the Chargers have won ten matches by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Central Valley faced Archangels Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Central Valley breezed by Archangels Catholic to the tune of 50-8. Central Valley's win was all the more impressive since the Defenders were averaging only 15 points allowed on the season.
Zaden Wolf and Grady Shea Kelly were among the main playmakers for Central Valley as the former rushed for 150 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry and the latter gained 135 total yards and three touchdowns. Wolf is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played.
Central Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in 12 consecutive games.
Riverside pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.8 points per game. As for Central Valley, their win bumped their record up to 11-1.
Riverside came up short against Central Valley in their previous meeting back in August, falling 50-42. Can Riverside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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