With a playoff game on the line, Ryan rose to the challenge on Thursday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 77-14 win over the Paschal Panthers. Considering the Raiders have won nine contests by more than 23 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Tre'Vaughn Reynolds and Nehemiah Warmate. Reynolds rushed for 96 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries while Warmate rushed for 70 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. Another player making a difference was Rontavian Brown, who rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Ryan 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 Xavier Hiler. Dillon Arkansas was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
Ryan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 266 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Paschal only rushed for 92.
Although Paschal took the loss, they still got scores from Michael Guerrero and Jashaun Thomas.
Ryan pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34.4 points. As for Paschal, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-4.
Ryan will square off against Monterey at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Monterey's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last nine matches. Paschal does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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