Football Preview: Richland Royals vs. Ryan Raiders
The Richland Royals will head out to challenge the Ryan Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Richland is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Richland was fully in charge, breezing past Fossil Ridge 57-14 at home. Fans of the Royals have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Drew Kates, who threw for 363 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 42 yards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.2 passing touchdowns per game. Another player making a difference was Xavier Johnson, who picked up 121 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Ryan's undefeated season came to an end after four games on Friday. They took a 42-27 bruising from Aledo. The Raiders were up 21-9 in the second but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Richland's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Ryan, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Richland might still be hurting after the 34-13 defeat they got from Ryan in their previous meeting back in November of 2016. Thankfully for Richland, Spencer Sanders (who rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 296 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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