Football Preview: Richlands Blue Tornado vs. Tazewell Bulldogs
The Richlands Blue Tornado will square off against the Tazewell Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Richlands is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 13th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They had to suffer through a 53-0 loss at the hands of Union. While losing is never fun, the Blue Tornado can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 287th, while the Bears are ranked 77th).
Tazewell kicked off their season on the road on Friday and hit a couple of potholes. They were outmatched by Riverheads on the road and fell 52-21. The game was a close 17-14 at the break, but unfortunately for the Bulldogs it sure didn't stay that way.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Carter Creasy, who threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 49 yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Reece Mullins was another key player, picking up 85 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Richlands couldn't quite finish off Tazewell in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 and fell 39-36. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Creasy, who threw for 304 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that Richlands knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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