It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Richland can now relate to. They were beaten by the Ryan Raiders 41-10 on Friday. The Royals have struggled against the Raiders recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Brett Kates threw for 178 yards on 17 of 33 attempts. Aaron Brooks was his top target, picking up 113 receiving yards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ryan to victory, but perhaps none more so than Quin Henigan, who threw for 227 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Henigan has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. A healthy portion of Henigan's aerial production (97 yards to be exact) went to Jose Melendez, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Richland's defeat dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Ryan, they pushed their record up to 12-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Richland does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ryan, they will be playing at home against Aledo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Raiders will need to watch out since the Bearcats have now posted at least 31 points in their last seven games.
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