The Galax Maroon Tide football squad scored 42 points and restricted the visiting Richlands Blue Tornado to 7 in the Maroon Tide non-league victory on Friday.

The Maroon Tide now possess a 5-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Fort Chiswell for a Mountain Empire battle on Friday, October 27. Galax will play a Pioneers squad coming off a 55-38 league loss to George Wythe (Wytheville, VA). The Pioneers record now stands at 4-4.

Coming up next, the Blue Tornado play the Marion Scarlet Hurricanes (Marion, VA) in a Southwest battle, on Friday, October 27. Richlands will attempt to advance on its 0-8 season record. The Scarlet Hurricanes enter the battle with a 3-5 record after their 21-16 non-league win over Grundy (Grundy, VA).