Granbury was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were beaten by the Richland Royals 51-14. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 541st, while the Royals are ranked 55th).
Although Granbury took the loss, they still got scores from Gage Archer and Spencer Taylor.
Drew Kates continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Richland, throwing for 155 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 8-for-8 passing, while also rushing for 53 yards and a touchdown. Another signal caller making a difference was Brett Kates, who threw for 85 yards and two touchdowns.
Granbury's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Richland, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Granbury has already played their next contest, a 28-14 defeat against Azle on the 25th. As for Richland, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 49-42 loss against Aledo on the 25th.
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