Superior only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 20-point they dealt Ray on Friday. The Superior Panthers blew past the Ray Bearcats 60-40. The Panthers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Andrew Blair continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 262 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Ryland Duarte also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Superior was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 455 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 92.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four games they've averaged 280.5.
Superior didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Nicholas Rabago, Duarte, and James Henriquez picked up one apiece.
Ray lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Chase Chester, who rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Jason Day was another key player, throwing for 138 yards and three touchdowns.
The win got Superior back to even at 4-4. As for Ray, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-4 record.
Superior wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 46-16 victory against Valley Union on the 18th. Ray has also already played their next contest, a 71-0 loss against Hayden on the 18th.
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