Football Recap: Reed Raiders vs. Spanish Springs Cougars
Reed had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They managed a 31-27 victory over the Spanish Springs Cougars on Friday. 31 seems to be a good number for the Raiders as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Reed to victory, but perhaps none more so than Daxon Dayton, who threw for 198 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes. Another receiver making a difference was Ezekiel Mckay, who picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Reed's defense and their three sacks. Raymond Maveni was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. He has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last three times he's played. Reed got some further help from Xavier Pineda: he made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
The victory was the third in a row for Reed, bringing their record for this year to 8-2. As for Spanish Springs, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5.
Reed has already played their next matchup, a 35-28 defeat against Bishop Manogue on the 15th. Spanish Springs does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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