On Friday, the Lucy Beckham Bengals were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 42-38 to the Stratford Knights.
Despite the loss, Lucy Beckham still got an impressive performance from Chalmers Ballard, who rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 283 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Lucy Beckham is 3-1 when Ballard posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. A healthy portion of that aerial production (111 yards to be exact) went to Aidan Lentsch.
Kerwin Squire Jr. was his usual excellent self, rushing for 191 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry for Stratford. With that strong performance, Squire Jr. is now averaging an impressive 108.3 rushing yards per game. Jachin Davis was another major influence, as he rushed for 59 yards and ran in a TD.
Lucy Beckham's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Stratford, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season.
Lucy Beckham has already played their next contest, a 31-7 loss against Goose Creek on the 18th. As for Stratford, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 28-14 defeat against Cane Bay on the 18th.
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