Football Recap: Oak Ridge Pioneers vs. Freedom Patriots
If Freedom wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Oak Ridge, they should've done a better job of containing Taylor Crane. The Oak Ridge Pioneers enjoyed a cozy 33-14 victory over the Freedom Patriots on Friday thanks in part to Crane, who rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 174 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes. Those 86 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Ashton Collins was another key player, picking up 75 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 52 yards.
Oak Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
When it comes to explaining why Freedom lost, don't look at Jeffrahim Jean Baptiste. Despite the final result, he rushed for 154 yards and a touchdown.
Oak Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Freedom, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Oak Ridge has already played their next matchup, a 39-14 win against Cypress Creek on the 24th. As for Freedom, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 68-0 defeat against Boone on the 25th.
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