Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ray). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Fort Thomas Apaches 63-20 at home. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 44-14.
Jason Day went supernova for Ray, throwing for 390 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 15.0 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 82 yards and three touchdowns. Jesse James also deserves a shout-out for his two touchdowns.
Ray's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Mark Chester and Seth Wade.
Despite the loss, Fort Thomas still got an impressive performance from Allen Gilbert, who rushed for 129 yards while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 232 yards and a touchdown.
Ray pushed their record up to 3-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Fort Thomas, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.
Ray will venture away from home to square off against Duncan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ray will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last. As for Fort Thomas, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on St. David at 7:00 p.m. on October 10th.
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