Rice Consolidated owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They put the hurt on the Shiner Comanches with a sharp 23-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
Rice Consolidated found their leader in underclassman Rj Myers, who forced a fumble, made ten total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Rice Consolidated wouldn't let Shiner keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Rice Consolidated can thank Dyren Johnson and Myers for forcing both of them. With that strong performance, Myers is now averaging an impressive 6 total tackles per game.
Rice Consolidated was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Rice Consolidated's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Shiner, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rice Consolidated will challenge Weimar at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Shiner, they will square off against Poth at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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