Football Preview: Colonel Richardson Colonels vs. Nandua Warriors
Colonel Richardson has gone 7-2 against Nandua recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Colonel Richardson Colonels will be playing at home against the Nandua Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Colonel Richardson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 41.2 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Colonel Richardson was fully in charge, breezing past Snow Hill 43-6 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Colonels, who have now won three games by 37 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Jazir Dickerson, who rushed for 169 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 77 receiving yards and a touchdown. He is becoming a predictor of Colonel Richardson's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Derrick Mitchell was another key back, gaining 128 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Colonel Richardson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 359 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Nandua was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 20-0 to Isle of Wight Academy.
Colonel Richardson's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-3. As for Nandua, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Colonel Richardson came up short against Nandua in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 21-15. Thankfully for Colonel Richardson, Isaac Stodghill (who threw for 141 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes, and also rushed for 39 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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