After soaring to 44 points the game before, Colonel Richardson was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They took a 20-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the North Caroline Bulldogs. The Colonels lost against the Bulldogs in their previous head to head back in October of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 35-0 score last time.
Despite the loss, Colonel Richardson still got an impressive performance from Derrick Mitchell, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown. Mitchell's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Colonel Richardson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 259 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
With the defeat, Colonel Richardson broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-4. As for North Caroline, they moved to 1-8 with that win, which also ended their nine-game losing streak.
Colonel Richardson does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Caroline, they will challenge Decatur at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Decatur's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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