Football Preview: Newton Eagles vs. Richland County Tigers
The Newton Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Richland County Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Newton has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight defeats, while Richland County will come in with four straight wins.
Newton came up short against Mt. Carmel on Friday, falling 30-8.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Richland County). They blew past Marshall 56-21 on the road on Saturday. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Tigers had established a 28 point advantage.
Gavyn Cothern was his usual excellent self, throwing for 134 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 143 yards on only 11 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 109 rushing yards dating back to last season. Dirks Weiler was in the mix too, providing Richland County with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Richland County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 206 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Newton's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Richland County, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Newton was able to grind out a solid win over Richland County in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 28-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for Newton since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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