Football Preview: Colquitt County Packers vs. Richmond Hill Wildcats
Colquitt County has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Richmond Hill Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Colquitt County will be strutting in after a victory while Richmond Hill will be coming in after a loss.
Colquitt County is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: Camden County, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Colquitt County was ranked 15th). Colquitt County came out on top against Camden County by a score of 51-41 on Friday.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Day'Shawn Brown and Jordan Hardy. Brown had a great game and rushed for 189 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Hardy was balling out in the loss, rushing for 131 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 37 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 35 points the game before, Richmond Hill was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They lost 28-7 to Lowndes. The matchup marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the defeat, 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's longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Colquitt County has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Richmond Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 7-2.
Everything came up roses for Colquitt County against Richmond Hill when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 35-3 win. Will Colquitt County repeat their success, or does Richmond Hill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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