After flying high against Belleview last Friday, Eastside came back down to earth. The Eastside Rams took a 30-23 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rickards Raiders on Friday.
Benjamin Henry was nothing short of spectacular for Rickards: he threw for 278 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 61 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (92 yards to be exact) went to Davion Crumitie, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Eastside's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Rickards, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Eastside will be playing in front of their home fans against Buchholz at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Rickards, they will take on Mosley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
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