Football Game Preview: Tazewell Bulldogs vs. Richlands Blue Tornado + How To Watch

The Tazewell Bulldogs will take on the Richlands Blue Tornado at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Tazewell is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Marion 49-0 on Thursday. The Bulldogs have beaten the Scarlet Hurricanes the last six times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Scarlet Hurricanes has come to flipping the script.

Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Richlands against Central Wise last Friday as the team secured a 42-7 win. The result was nothing new for the Blue Tornado, who have now won four games by 24 points or more so far this season.

Tazewell better keep an eye on Andrew Boyd. He was instrumental in Richlands' win, throwing for 238 yards and two TDs while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 34 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Richlands now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Tazewell, their victory bumped their record up to 2-5.

Everything came up roses for Tazewell against Richlands in their previous matchup back in September of 2024, as the squad secured a 35-7 win. In that contest, the Bulldogs amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.