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It came down to the wire but the Yorkton Junior Raiders football team came away with a one-point victory on the weekend.

The Raiders were in Regina at Leibel Field taking on the Balgonie Griffins.

鈥淲e were down by 13 at half time,鈥� said coach Al Kyle.

But, the Raiders turned things around in the second half.

鈥淲e battled all game, and finally in the fourth quarter took the lead,鈥� said Kyle.

So what was the difference for the Raiders in the second half?

鈥淲e started going with our power running offence, and the defence made some key stops,鈥� said Kyle.

The power run game sees the Junior Raiders employ three backs, all on the field at the same time.

Among the trio Noah Bymak lead the way being named the team鈥檚 player of the game.

Braeden Miller-Lovering and Tannon Keltie were the other backs utilized in the comeback.

The winning points came late for Yorkton.

鈥淲e scored with under two-minutes to go,鈥� said Kyle, adding 鈥渢hey got the ball back and the defence held them.鈥�

The Raiders got the ball back one last time, and ran out the clock.

Looking back the offensive line made the difference allowing the run-game to generate offence.

鈥淲e鈥檙e big and good,鈥� Kyle said of the 鈥極鈥� line. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a veteran group of offensive linemen.鈥�

And the leader is Kaitlyn Hoffman.

鈥淪he鈥檚 excellent. She鈥檚 probably our best lineman,鈥� said Kyle.

The win leaves the Raiders with a 5-1 record and second place in their league, with two games remaining on the schedule, including hosting the Regina Schooners Sunday at 1:45 at Century Field.