After having lost a blowout in their previous game against First Baptist, Buckeye was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They walked away with a 29-19 win over the Youngker Roughriders. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Hawks also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
Buckeye got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Colin Shane K. Friel out in front who rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown. The bulk of thoserushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 77 yards. Salvador Castro was another key pass catcher, picking up 62 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Buckeye wouldn't let Youngker keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Buckeye can thank Ivan Irigoyen and Jesse Wagner for forcing all of them.
Several Roughriders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jeremiah Garcia, who rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 228 yards on only 16 passes. The dominant performance gave Garcia a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Larry Moore, who gained 160 total yards.
The win got Buckeye back to even at 1-1. As for Youngker, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Buckeye will take on Glendale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Youngker, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Odyssey Institute at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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