Football Recap: Oak Ridge Pioneers vs. University Cougars
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oak Ridge). Everything went their way against the University Cougars on Monday as the Oak Ridge Pioneers made off with a 47-26 win. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Pioneers just coasted through the last quarter.
A big part of Oak Ridge's victory came down to the chemistry between Taylor Crane and his top target Ashton Collins. Crane threw for 273 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes while Collins gained 131 total yards and three touchdowns. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 75 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (85 yards to be exact) went to Donnell Huey Iii, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Erik Rios and Noah Lowery certainly did their best on Monday to avoid the loss. Rios threw for 229 yards and three touchdowns, while Lowery picked up 87 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
The win made it two in a row for Oak Ridge and bumps their season record up to 4-2. As for University, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Oak Ridge will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Windermere at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Windermere's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three matchups. University will also get a bit of a break before their next match: they'll face off against Cypress Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. University will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
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