Richland kicked off their season on the road on Friday and hit a couple of potholes. They were beaten by the Fort Worth Christian Cardinals 56-19. The Raiders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-3.
Richland lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Brighton Jones, who rushed for 104 yards on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Landon Gigliotta had an outrageously good game for Fort Worth Christian as he threw for 323 yards and five touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Gigliotta a new career-high in passer rating (156.3). Fort Worth Christian's leading receiver Bo Pearson was Gigliotta's top target yet again, picking up 96 receiving yards and three scores.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Richland will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against Gunter at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Fort Worth Christian, they will welcome Second Baptist at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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