Football Preview: Richmond Raiders vs. Hoke County Bucks
Richmond has gone 10-0 against Hoke County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Richmond Raiders will look to defend their home field against the Hoke County Bucks at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Richmond has three straight wins, Hoke County has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Richmond is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Pinecrest: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Richmond blew Pinecrest out of the water with a 36-7 final score. The Raiders pushed the score to 22-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Patriots had little chance of recovering from.
Meanwhile, Hoke County was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 24-20 to Lee County.
Richmond's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Hoke County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything came up roses for Richmond against Hoke County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 41-0 win. Will Richmond repeat their success, or does Hoke County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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