NEWS RELEASE
Oct. 5, 2021
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Morgan Pecoraro, Director of Communications
HONOLULU — The Salt Lake City Cougars fell short to the Honolulu Riptides during Week 4; the final score being 177.42 to 77.22. The Cougars took another hit this week as tight end Logan Thomas suffered from a hamstring injury.
The Salt Lake City Cougars lacked the points needed to take a victory this week, the high being a total 18.40 points by wide receiver Stefon Diggs. Wide receiver Calvin Ridley had a solid performance gaining 15.00 points while running back Mike Davis accumulated another 10.60 points for the Cougars.
The Riptides’ quarterback Patrick Mahomes and running back Austin Ekeler stole the show racking up a total 81.22 points. Wide receiver Tyler Boyd also stepped up to play with personal season-highs in receiving yards and receptions. Both wide receiver Kenny Golladay and DK Metcalf weighed in with a solid average of 17 points.
During the postgame news conference, Head Coach Isaac Woo talked about the Cougars’s low scoring performance.
“Losing Thomas to an injury took a heavy toll on our team this past weekend,” said Woo, “We have not been lucky with injuries this season and our bench has not been performing to its best ability. We can only hope that we can prepare for Week 5 and make the changes needed to be successful.”
The loss leaves the Salt Lake City Cougars with an 0-4 record heading into Week 5.
The Salt Lake City Cougars will be traveling to take on the Charleston Cadets next week.
About the Salt Lake City Cougars
The Salt Lake City Cougars are a known and upcoming organization in the American Football League based out of Salt Lake City, Utah. Besides taking part in the SCOM Fantasy Football League, the Cougars hold their home competitions at newly built Twin Peaks Stadium with a capacity of 60,000 people for attendance.
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This picture was obtained from the Washington Post.