A victory for Fossil Ridge just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 57-14 defeat at the hands of the Richland Royals. The Panthers were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Although Fossil Ridge took the loss, they still got scores from Jayden Cowan and Draylon Galloway Jr..
Drew Kates continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Richland, throwing for 363 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 42 yards. With that strong performance, Kates is now averaging an impressive 3.2 passing touchdowns per game. Xavier Johnson was another key player, picking up 121 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Fossil Ridge and nudges their season record down to 1-5. As for Richland, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Fossil Ridge will host Azle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Azle's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Richland, they will head out to square off against Ryan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Richland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.3 points per game this season.
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