Football Preview: Richmond Hill Wildcats vs. Colquitt County Packers
Two dominant backs in Joshua Troupe and Day'Shawn Brown are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Richmond Hill Wildcats are taking a road trip to take on the Colquitt County Packers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Richmond Hill is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.3 points per game this season.
Richmond Hill is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Lowndes on Friday. Richmond Hill lost 28-7 to Lowndes. The match marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the loss, Richmond Hill got top-tier performance from Caleb Easterling, who rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also picked up 60 receiving yards. Easterling didn't just play on offense: he also made three total tackles and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Colquitt County faced Camden County in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Colquitt County walked away with a 51-41 victory over Camden County. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Packers.
Colquitt County had a senior duo take command as Brown rushed for 189 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.0 yards per carry and Ramsey Dennis Jr. gained 140 total yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Brown is now averaging an impressive 103.9 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty'Jaevian Lamar, who rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown.
Richmond Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 7-2. As for Colquitt County, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Richmond Hill took a serious blow against Colquitt County in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 35-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Brown, who rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. Now that Richmond Hill knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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