The Rich Township Raptors will head out to challenge the Lincoln-Way Central Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rich Township is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.7 points per game this season.
Rich Township will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points last Friday, then bounced right back against Thornridge on Friday. Rich Township took their match at home with ease, bagging a 66-18 victory over Thornridge. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Raptors have posted since September 15, 2023.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jason Carey and he. Carey gained 121 total yards and three touchdowns while he gained 121 total yards and three touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 68 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Marlon Erves, who rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown.
Rich Township didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Carey and Samuel Gyimah. The dominant performance also gave Gyimah a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Lincoln-Way Central and Waubonsie Valley met for a duel on Friday where Lincoln-Way Central came out on top. Lincoln-Way Central took down Waubonsie Valley 29-13. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
The victory got Rich Township back to even at 4-4. As for Lincoln-Way Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
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