Colonial lost against East River back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Colonial Grenadiers lost to the East River Falcons on the road by a 34-20 margin. The Grenadiers haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Colonial's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Da'Quanmir Jordan, who rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown.
Colonial wouldn't let East River keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lex Roy was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
William Billingsley was his usual excellent self, rushing for 131 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also throwing for 106 yards and a touchdown on only nine passes for East River. With that strong performance, Billingsley is now averaging an impressive 104.8 rushing yards per game. A healthy portion of that aerial production (97 yards to be exact) went to Daniel Gilliard, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Colonial's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for East River, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Colonial will face off against Oak Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oak Ridge's defense has only allowed 12.8 points per game this season, so Colonial's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for East River, they will square off against Windermere at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Windermere will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something East River surely won't give up without a fight.
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