Football Preview: Rich Hill Tigers vs. Osceola Indians
The Rich Hill Tigers will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Osceola Indians at 6:00 p.m. Rich Hill will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Rich Hill is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Northland Christian 60-28 on the road. With that victory, the Tigers brought their scoring average up to 29 points per game.
Zane Becker continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 226 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 114.5 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Preston Turner, who gained 77 total yards and four touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rich Hill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 446 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Rich Hill didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Will Klinksick.
Meanwhile, Osceola was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were outmatched by Appleton City on the road and fell 62-20. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Bulldogs are ranked fourth).
Rich Hill's win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-4. As for Osceola, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Saturday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Rich Hill has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 213.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Osceola struggles in that department as they've been averaging 162.8. It's looking like Saturday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Rich Hill was taken down by Osceola 68-6 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Rich Hill, Sam Jones (who rushed for 121 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also picked up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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