Football Preview: Richland Northeast Cavaliers vs. A.C. Flora Falcons
Richland Northeast and A.C. Flora are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Richland Northeast Cavaliers will head out to challenge the A.C. Flora Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Richland Northeast fought the good fight in their overtime match against Dreher on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They and the Blue Devils were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 35-34 loss. The Cavaliers' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, A.C. Flora narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Lancaster 17-14. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
Brandon Mack was his usual excellent self, rushing for 143 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also picking up 30 receiving yards.
A.C. Flora wouldn't let Lancaster keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force five fumbles. Hugh Manning led the group effort, picking up three of those forced fumbles all by himself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last five games he's played. A.C. Flora got some further help from Jordan Davis: he made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Having lost for the first time this season, Richland Northeast fell to 6-1. As for A.C. Flora, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Richland Northeast strolled past A.C. Flora when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 73-58. The rematch might be a little tougher for Richland Northeast 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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