After soaring to 45 points the game before, Steinbrenner was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They fell 17-13 to the River Ridge Royal Knights. Despite 130 more yards than the Royal Knights, the Warriors couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Steinbrenner lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Jaydon Page, who picked up 96 receiving yards and one touchdown. Jorge Mercado also helped out with an impressive 87 receiving yards.
Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 2.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Joshua Watson for the heroic effort on defense: he. Steinbrenner's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 3.9.
Steinbrenner didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Bennett Perri. Steinbrenner got some further help from Reece Sellers: he picked up a sack, made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended one pass.
Steinbrenner's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for River Ridge, they have started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Steinbrenner will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Gaither at 7:30 p.m. on September 12. As for River Ridge, they will host Fivay at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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