Palmer Ridge entered their match against Mesa Ridge on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Palmer Ridge Bears fell just short of the Mesa Ridge Grizzlies by a score of 31-28. The contest marked the Bears' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Several Bears players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Magnus Newman, who picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown. Newman's longest reception was for an incredible 90 yards.
Even though they lost, Palmer Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Bryce Riehl was his usual excellent self, throwing for 319 yards and four touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 133 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries for Mesa Ridge. Those 133 rushing yards gave Riehl a new career-high. Sonny Rogers also helped out as he racked up 105 receiving yards.
The defeat snapped Palmer Ridge's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record. As for Mesa Ridge, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Palmer Ridge didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 46-14 win against Air Academy on the 4th. As for Mesa Ridge, they will venture away from home to face off against Widefield at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mesa Ridge is facing Widefield at the right time seeing as Widefield is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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