Owls fall short in comeback against Thacher

Laguna Blanca’s furious comeback fell short and the Owls dropped a wild 56-44 decision to visiting Thacher in a Condor League eight-man football game on Saturday.

The Owls fell behind 30-14 in the first half, but they came out strong in the second half and put a scare into the Toads.

Quarterback Troy Ritter had a big day, throwing four touchdown passes and running for one. Kevin Drew caught three of the scoring tosses (19, 10 and 20 yards).

Logan Elder ran for touchdowns of 5 and 19 yards.

On defense, Joey Eckart and Chase McAdams led the Owls in tackles.

Laguna Blanca is 3-2 overall and 1-1 in the Condor League.