Football Recap: Alpharetta Raiders vs. North Atlanta Warriors
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Alpharetta). They blew past the North Atlanta Warriors, posting a 39-0 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what the Raiders needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Alpharetta was led to victory by Piper Patellis and Reagan Washington. Patellis threw for 207 yards while completing 86.7% of her passes, while Washington gained 173 total yards. What's more, Patellis also racked up 69 rushing yards, the most she's had since back in October.
Alpharetta didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Lisa Hirokawa, Camryn Carcione, and Washington picked up one apiece. Carcione is becoming a predictor of Alpharetta's success: when she posts at least one interception the team is 4-1 (and 3-5 when she doesn't).
Alpharetta has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 3.3 points per game. As for North Atlanta, they dropped their record down to 2-11 with the defeat, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Coincidentally, Alpharetta and North Atlanta will both be playing Southwest DeKalb the next time they take the field. North Atlanta will head out to face Southwest DeKalb at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, while Alpharetta will play them later in the day, at 5:30 p.m.
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