Football Recap: El Campo Ricebirds vs. Needville Bluejays
It may have taken double overtime to finish the job, but El Campo ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They skirted past the Needville Bluejays 31-28. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Ricebirds.
Ridge Spenrath threw for 111 yards and a touchdown.
Stacy Norman Jr was his top target, picking up 57 receiving yards. On the ground,
Camdyn Phillips rushed for 255 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry.
Despite the loss, Needville still got an impressive performance from Cameron Hall, who threw for 241 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 69 yards. Kobie Campbell handled things on the ground, rushing for 107 yards and a rushing touchdown.
El Campo's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Needville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
El Campo didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 56-7 win vs. Giddings on the 27th. Needville has also already played their next contest, a 55-17 loss against Sealy on the 27th.
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