Football Recap: Fossil Ridge Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Oct 2, 2024, 1:11pm

Football Recap: Fossil Ridge Panthers vs. Aledo Bearcats

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It was a proper cat-fight when Fossil Ridge faced off against Aledo on Thursday. The Fossil Ridge Panthers were dealt a 63-3 loss at the hands of the Aledo Bearcats. Having soared to a lofty 31 points in the game before, the Panthers couldn't push the score so high this time.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Aledo to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kaydon Finley, who picked up 142 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Finley was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 64 yards. Aledo also got a significant boost from Raycine Guillory Jr, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 80 yards.

Fossil Ridge dropped their record down to 1-4 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Aledo, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1.

Fossil Ridge will square off against Richland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Richland will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last. As for Aledo, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Ryan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Aledo: 13, Ryan: 13.8) so any points scored will be well earned.

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