Raiders lose fourth in a row

On a wet night in Kittitas, the Raiders lost their fourth game in a row to the Coyotes by the score of 72-6.

“Disappointing performance by the Raiders,” Raider Head Coach Steve Files commented. “We were not competitive against Kittitas.”

LR tried early to fake a punt deep in their own territory. Kittitas stopped the Raiders for a loss and quickly scored. Momentum was on the Coyotes side as LR fumbled on the next offensive snap and the Coyotes picked it up for another touchdown.

LR’s only score came on a Nathaniel Hall 72-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. The extra point attempt failed.

At halftime the score was 58-6, Kittitas.

Part of the problem for the Raiders was the constant rain. “Playing conditions were pretty rough,” Files said, “... steady rain all game, and we had a much tougher time handling the ball than they did.”

With the loss, LR’s win-loss record now stands at 1-6 overall and 0-4 in Central Washington 2B South play.

On Halloween, LR will take on the Soap Lake Eagles in Coulee Dam. It will be both squads’ Central Washington 2B South finale at Greene Field, with kickoff at 7 p.m. This is also Senior Night for the Raiders.

The Eagles are winless in league play, and their only win of the season was over LR in non-league game, 26-12 on Sept. 19.

Friday night will determine who plays whom on Nov. 7 for the crossover game. The winner of the LR-Soap Lake game will take on the winner of the Bridgeport-Manson game. Losers of both games will also square off.

LR and Soap Lake will host the crossover games.