Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Youngker). They strolled past the Marcos de Niza Padres with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 39-20. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Roughriders.
Isaiah Hargrove continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 194 yards and two touchdowns. Youngker also got help from Jairis Shaw, who showed off his sure hands for 96 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Youngker was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 310 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in six consecutive games dating back to last season.
The win got Youngker back to even at 2-2. As for Marcos de Niza, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Youngker didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 28-0 defeat vs. Lake Havasu on the 27th. As for Marcos de Niza, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Apache Junction at 7:00 p.m. on October 3rd.
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