After flying high against Ider last Friday, Ragland came back down to earth. The Ragland Purple Devils came up short against the Decatur Heritage Christian Academy Eagles on Friday, falling 49-24. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Purple Devils of the 76-60 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2021.
Several Purple Devils players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was A'Ron Lee, who picked up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown. Lee was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 59 yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Antwan Byers, who threw for 304 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.5 yards per attempt.
Decatur Heritage Christian Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Savarius Evans, who rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Evans has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Paxton Tarver, who picked up 125 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Ragland's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Decatur Heritage Christian Academy, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Ragland's road trip will continue as they head out to face Winterboro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ragland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.4 points per game this season. As for Decatur Heritage Christian Academy, they will square off against Susan Moore at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,057 yards in their previous games.
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