Football Preview: New Richmond Lions vs. Batavia Bulldogs
New Richmond is 7-1 against Batavia since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The New Richmond Lions will host the Batavia Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, everything went New Richmond's way against Western Brown as New Richmond made off with a 38-16 victory. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 22 points or more this season.
New Richmond found their leader in underclassman Dylan Wolf, who rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Those 129 rushing yards gave Wolf a new career-high. Cohen Manning was another key player, picking up 96 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
New Richmond didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off six passes before the game was over. Kaden Colwell and Landon Bellamah were the leaders of the group effort as each produced two apiece. Silas Jacob also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 14. New Richmond got some further help from Kaleb Frasure: he picked up two sacks and made five total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Batavia waltzed into their contest on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came out on top against the Hurricane by a score of 28-21.
New Richmond's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Batavia, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
New Richmond ended up a good deal behind Batavia in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, losing 52-34. Will New Richmond have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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