Football Recap: Rich Township Raptors vs. Thornridge Falcons
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rich Township). They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 66-18 win over the Thornridge Falcons. With the Raptors ahead 52-12 at the half, the match was all but over already.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jason Carey and he. Carey gained 121 total yards and three touchdowns while he gained 121 total yards and three touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 68 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Marlon Erves, who rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown.
Rich Township didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Carey and Samuel Gyimah. Carey also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Rich Township is 3-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
The victory got Rich Township back to even at 4-4. As for Thornridge, they dropped their record down to 2-6 with the defeat, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rich Township will head out to challenge Lincoln-Way Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rich Township is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.7 points per game this season. As for Thornridge, it'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons dukes it out withThornwood at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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