Football Game Preview: Nimitz Vikings vs. Richardson Eagles

By Team Reports Oct 7, 2024, 11:27pm

Football Preview: Nimitz Vikings vs. Richardson Eagles

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Nimitz and Richardson are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Nimitz Vikings will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Richardson Eagles, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m.

Nimitz is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Berkner on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Nimitz had to suffer through a 34-7 loss at the hands of Berkner. The defeat continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Rams: they've now lost four in a row.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Richardson). They blew past Irving 56-0 on the road on Friday. The victory was nothing new for the Eagles as they're now sitting on three straight.

Nimitz's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Richardson, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.

Nimitz suffered a grim 38-14 defeat to Richardson in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Richardson's Cole Cage, who threw for 243 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Nimitz 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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