The Roger Bacon Spartans will take on the New Richmond Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Roger Bacon came up short against Archbishop McNicholas on Friday, falling 27-6. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 382nd, while the Rockets are ranked 103rd).
Meanwhile, New Richmond put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 35-3 win over Clermont Northeastern on the road. That 32 point margin sets a new team best for the Lions this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Braylon Patchell and he. Patchell rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries while he rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Dylan Wolf got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 70 yards.
New Richmond's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Robbie Kidd, Leland Hammons, and Aiden Foster picked up one apiece. Foster is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played. Silas Jacob was another major factor on D, making 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, New Richmond was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
This is the second loss in a row for Roger Bacon and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for New Richmond, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
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