Football Recap: Willow Glen Rams vs. Silver Creek Raiders
Willow Glen put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 28-21 victory over the Silver Creek Raiders. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 308th, while the Raiders are ranked 707th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Aiden Akery, who rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 197 yards on 14 of 22 attempts. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Aidan Haskell, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Despite the loss, Silver Creek still got an impressive performance from Austin Price, who picked up 92 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Price a new career-high in rushing yards.
Willow Glen pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Silver Creek, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Willow Glen will head out on the road to square off against Ann Sobrato at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Willow Glen: 10.4, Ann Sobrato: 12.4) so any points scored will be well earned. Silver Creek has already played their next contest, a 16-7 defeat against Pioneer on the 10th.
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