After flying high against McCamey last Friday, Reagan County came back down to earth. The Reagan County Owls fell to the Iraan Braves 34-28. The loss was the Owls' first of the season.
When it comes to explaining why Reagan County lost on Thursday, don't look at Chris Johnson. Despite the final result, he rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns. Those 100 rushing yards gave Johnson a new career-high. Backing up that air attack was Jarrett Brown, who rushed for 98 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Reagan County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Reagan County's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Johnson and Alfredo Hidalgo.
Iraan was led to victory by Prather Schneemann and Tristan Griffin. Schneemann threw for 363 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 18.2 yards per attempt, while Griffin gained 134 total yards and two touchdowns. Chris Quintero was Schneemann's top target, picking up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, Reagan County fell to 4-1. As for Iraan, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. After each having a week off, Reagan County and Ozona will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 864 yards in their previous games. As for Iraan, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Eldorado at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th. Iraan knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Eldorado likes a good challenge.
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