Rich Township unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They came up short against the Oak Park-River Forest Huskies on Friday, falling 28-6. While losing is never fun, the Raptors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 255th, while the Huskies are ranked 114th).
Rich Township's loss came despite strong showings from Kai Williams and Ortez Johnson. Williams rushed for 98 yards and one TD on only ten carries, while Johnson rushed for 121 yards on only 14 carries. Williams' longest rush was for an incredible 85 yards.
Even if they lost, Rich Township's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut King Jones.
Looking ahead, Rich Township will be playing at home against Zion-Benton at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Oak Park-River Forest, they will head out to square off against Fenwick at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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