Football Recap: Girard Indians vs. South Range Raiders
A win for Girard just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 55-27 loss at the hands of the South Range Raiders. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 192nd, while the Raiders are ranked 33rd).
When it comes to explaining why Girard lost, don't look at Dominick Tolone. Despite the final result, he threw for 310 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Mykel Collier was Tolone's top target, picking up 136 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Girard's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for South Range, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Girard will head out to square off against Poland Seminary at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Poland Seminary will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last. As for South Range, they will head out on the road to take on McKinley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Range knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully McKinley likes a good challenge.
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