Lake Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a 34-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Weatherford Kangaroos.
Lake Ridge's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jaiden Cotton, who rushed for 55 yards and two touchdowns. Tre Murphy also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Even though they lost, Lake Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Brooks Kerbow had an outrageously good game for Weatherford as he rushed for 53 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 170 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes. Xavier Craven was another key player, rushing for 130 yards on only 14 carries.
Lake Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Weatherford, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 1-7.
Lake Ridge has already played their next contest, a 38-14 defeat against Mansfield Legacy on the 1st. As for Weatherford, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 17-9 victory against Boswell on the 1st.
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