The Lowellville Rockets came up short against the LaBrae Vikings on Friday and fell 22-13. The Rockets gained 136 more yards on the day, but it was the Vikings that made the best use of them.
Lowellville lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Ricky Willrich, who threw for 251 yards and one TD on only 19 passes, and also rushed for 54 yards on only seven carries. A healthy portion of Willrich's aerial production (125 yards to be exact) went to Nick Larosa.
Easton Armstrong had an outrageously good game for LaBrae as he rushed for 226 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry. Those 226 rushing yards gave Armstrong a new career-high.
Lowellville now has a losing record of 1-2. As for LaBrae, their victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1.
Lowellville and LaBrae will both get their first taste of in-conference action in their upcoming games. The Rockets are set to face off against their familiar foe Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, LaBrae will square off against rival Garfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
