Football Recap: St. Francis Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Oct 8, 2024, 11:17am

Football Recap: St. Francis Indians vs. Hill City Ringnecks

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St. Francis was the 52-0 winner over Hill City when they last played one another back in November of 2019, but their luck changed this time around. The St. Francis Indians were dealt a 76-36 defeat at the hands of the Hill City Ringnecks on Friday. The Indians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

When it comes to explaining why St. Francis lost, don't look at Lucas Raile. Despite the final result, he threw for 379 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. That's the most rushing yards Raile has posted since back in October of 2023. Ethan Graham was Raile's top target, picking up 143 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

St. Francis' loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Hill City, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.

St. Francis will be playing at home against Rawlins County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Rawlins County's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matchups. As for Hill City, they will head out on the road to take on Hoxie at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hoxie will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Hill City surely won't give up without a fight.

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