The Richland County Tigers will square off against the Newton Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Richland County has four straight victories, Newton has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Richland County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Marshall on the road to the tune of 56-21 on Saturday. While the Tigers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 0-9), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Gavyn Cothern was his usual excellent self, throwing for 134 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 143 yards on only 11 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 109 rushing yards dating back to last season. Reed Klingler was Cothern's top target, picking up 77 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Richland County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 206 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Newton lost 30-8 to Mt. Carmel on Friday.
Richland County's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Newton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Richland County came up short against Newton in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 28-20. Will Richland County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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