Football Recap: Rocky Mount Gryphons vs. Richlands Wildcats
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Rocky Mount had no problem doing just that on Friday. They took down the Richlands Wildcats 24-7.
Isaiah Silver continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 121 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Rocky Mount is undefeated when Silver posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 0-4 otherwise. C?Quarhion Mitchell was another key rusher, rushing for 74 yards and a touchdown.
Rocky Mount wouldn't let Richlands keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Rocky Mount can thank Jack Mckellar and Micahis Lee Jones for forcing both of them. Mckellar has been hot , having also posted five or more total tackles the last seven times he's played.
Rocky Mount was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 297 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Rocky Mount has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.6 points per game. As for Richlands, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-2.
Rocky Mount has already played their next match, a 56-14 defeat against Seventy-First on the 22nd. Richlands does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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