Football Preview: Richland Bombers vs. Skyview Storm
The Richland Bombers will head out to challenge the Skyview Storm at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Richland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 44 points per game this season.
Richland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Kennewick, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Richland was ranked 25th). Richland was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 14-13 to Kennewick. The Bombers have struggled against the Lions recently, as their game on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Richland's defeat came about despite a quality game from Jackson Woodard, who threw for 242 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 38 yards. 95 of those passing yards were hauled in by Brody Bocek.
Richland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Bocek and Sylen Kiesel-Kauhane.
Meanwhile, Skyview's game on Friday was all tied up 7-7 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They and Decatur were almost perfectly matched up, but Skyview suffered a 15-14 loss. The Storm have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Having lost for the first time this season, Richland fell to 4-1. As for Skyview, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Richland has been excellent in the air this season, having averaged 267.8 passing yards per game. It's a different story for Skyview, though, as they've been averaging only 143. How will they fare against such a dominant passing game?
Everything came up roses for Richland against Skyview in their previous meeting back in November of 2016, as the squad secured a 35-7 win. In that game, Richland amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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