((HT: Abilene Reporter-News/Ren))It never hurts to return home during a losing skid -- especially when the opponent is struggling.After dropping two straight road games, the Abilene Ruff Riders came back to the Taylor County Coliseum on Saturday, handing Corpus Christi a 48-37 loss before 4,062 fans.Quincy Carter threw for 162 yards and six scores and rushed a yard for the game's final touchdown to lead Abilene (4-3, 4-1 Lone Star Division), which overcame a 31-22deficit en route to the win. Corpus Christi, which has now dropped three of four road games on the year, fell to 2-5 overall and 2-5 in the division.A sluggish second quarter, which saw Abilene held to just three points, nearly cost the Riders. But three third-quarter scoring passes from Carter to Juan Reese ((pictured, thanks Thomas Metthe/Reporter-News)) proved to be the difference."Any time a team finds out what you're doing, they're going to adjust," said Abilene coach Gerald Dockery of the sudden ...
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