Rice and Blue Ridge squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Rice had to settle for second. They had to suffer through a 72-21 loss at the hands of the Blue Ridge Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1124th, while the Tigers are ranked 366th).
Ryder Clayton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Blue Ridge, picking up 133 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 76 yards and a touchdown. Clayton was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 66 yards. Micah Dickerson was another key player, throwing for 183 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 passes.
Rice's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Blue Ridge, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
As of now, neither Rice nor Blue Ridge have any future games scheduled.
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