A win for Red Springs just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 44-6 loss at the hands of the St. Pauls Bulldogs. The match marked the Red Devils' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Red Springs' defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Chase Boone, who threw for 153 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (108 yards to be exact) went to Taquan (TJ) Ellerbe.
Theophilus (Theo) Setzer was his usual excellent self, throwing for 201 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes, while also rushing for 96 yards on only nine carries for St. Pauls. Setzer's longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Yoshua Mcbryde, who rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns.
Red Springs dropped their record down to 1-6 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for St. Pauls, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Red Springs has already played their next contest, a 36-34 victory against Clinton on the 18th. As for St. Pauls, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 43-0 win against Fairmont on the 18th.
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