Youngker lost against Buckeye back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Youngker Roughriders fell 29-19 to the Buckeye Hawks. The Roughriders gained 105 more yards on the day, but it was the Hawks that made the best use of them.
Youngker lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jeremiah Garcia, who rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 228 yards on only 16 passes. The dominant performance gave Garcia a new career-high in rushing yards. Larry Moore also helped out as he racked up 112 receiving yards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Buckeye to victory, but perhaps none more so than Colin Shane K. Friel, who rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown. Shane K. Friel's longest rush was for an incredible 77 yards. Salvador Castro was in the mix as well, providing Buckeye with two touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Youngker and nudges their season record down to 0-2. As for Buckeye, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Youngker is on the road again on Friday to play Odyssey Institute at 7:00 p.m. As for Buckeye, they will head out to square off against Glendale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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