Football Recap: Richards Warriors vs. Gage Park Fighting Owls
There's no place like home for Richards, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They claimed a resounding 36-6 victory over the Gage Park Fighting Owls at home. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Warriors just coasted through the last quarter.
Richards' win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Travon Tyler, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. The dominant performance gave Tyler a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Pack-Boykin, who rushed for 93 yards on only six carries.
Richards' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Yawfe Flournoy-Sutton and Pack-Boykin. Another thorn in Gage Park's side was Juelz Baker, who picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Richards was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 298 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gage Park only rushed for 139.
Despite the defeat, Gage Park saw an underclassman step up: Kenneth Wright rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 58 receiving yards. Wright got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 67 yards.
The win got Richards back to even at 1-1. As for Gage Park, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Richards will host Clemente at 9:45 a.m. on Saturday. As for Gage Park, they will venture away from home to challenge Bogan at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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