After flying high against Riverside-Durham last Friday, Sanderson came back down to earth. The Spartans took a hard 55-39 fall against the Broughton Capitals on Friday. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Capitals recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Despite the loss, Sanderson still got an impressive performance from Chase Bowie, who rushed for 85 yards and two scores, and also threw for 294 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 11.8 yards per attempt. Jameal Taylor was Bowie's top target, picking up 94 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Broughton had a senior duo take command as Xavier Howard rushed for 149 yards and five TDs while picking up 7.5 yards per carry and Barack Okeyo rushed for 122 yards and a pair of scores on only nine carries.
Having lost for the first time this season, Sanderson fell to 2-1. As for Broughton, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 2-1.
Sanderson didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 42-39 win against Knightdale on the 12th. As for Broughton, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Enloe at 7:00 p.m. on the 19th. This will be the Capitals' first chance to prove their worth in the conference.
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