Football Recap: Royal Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Oct 15, 2024, 9:56am

Football Recap: Royal Falcons vs. Columbia Roughnecks

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Royal lost against Columbia back in November of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Royal Falcons fell 21-13 to the Columbia Roughnecks.

Despite the defeat, Royal saw an underclassman step up: Kamar Chavez rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 50 receiving yards. Those 72 rushing yards gave Chavez a new career-high.

A big part of Columbia's win came down to the chemistry between Cade Thoe and his top target Mudassir Abdullah. Thoe threw for 147 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes while Abdullah gained 158 total yards and a touchdown.

Royal's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Columbia, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2.

Royal will challenge La Marque at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. La Marque knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Royal likes a good challenge. As for Columbia, they will square off against Sweeny at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Sweeny has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 178 points over their last three matches.

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