On Friday, Reed faced Douglas in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Reed Raiders took down the Douglas Tigers 35-16. That's more bragging rights for the Raiders, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Nishaan Bajwa continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 220 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 34 yards and a touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Reed was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 240 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Another reason for the win was Reed's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Raymond Maveni.
Although Douglas took the loss, they still got scores from Brenton Weston and Zachary Jackson.
Reed is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Douglas, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
Reed will venture away from home to challenge Spanish Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Reed is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. As for Douglas, they will host Bishop Manogue at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bishop Manogue will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Douglas surely won't give up without a fight.
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