Football Recap: Kaiden Stewart and Joshua Greek Secure Win for Saginaw

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Previous 6 Games

10/09/25 - Home	50-47 W
10/10/24 - Away	21-15 W
10/14/21 - Home	17-54 L
11/05/20 - Neutral	14-49 L
09/20/19 - Home	20-12 W
09/22/18 - Away	14-42 L

Saginaw proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 34) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 50-47 victory over the Arlington Heights Yellowjackets. The Rough Riders have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Yellowjackets, too.

A big part of Saginaw's win came down to the chemistry between Joshua Greek and his top target Kaiden Stewart. Greek threw for 540 yards and six TDs while Stewart picked up 255 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Stewart really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 81 yards. Derek Harris was another key player, picking up 145 receiving yards and one score.

Saginaw didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Arlington Heights to a completion percentage of just 29.4%. The team can thank Jaivean Goff for the heroic effort on defense: he. Saginaw wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 61.8%.

Despite the defeat, Arlington Heights had strong showings from Carson James, who gained 200 total yards and two touchdowns, and Carmelo Carter, who rushed for 105 yards. James is also crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 124 every time he's taken the field this season. Another big playmaker for Arlington Heights was Antonio Johnson, who returned a punt for a touchdown.

Saginaw's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.3 points over those games. As for Arlington Heights, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.

Saginaw didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 41-38 victory against Paschal on the 16th. As for Arlington Heights, they will face off against Wyatt at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.