Richland County hasn't had much luck against Mt. Carmel recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Richland County Tigers will venture away from home to take on the Mt. Carmel Golden Aces at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
If Richland County beats Mt. Carmel with 56 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Richland County blew past Newton 56-35 on Thursday. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 21 points or more this season.
A big part of Richland County's win came down to the chemistry between Gavyn Cothern and his top target Dirks Weiler. Cothern threw for 183 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes while Weiler rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Cothern is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. 118 of those passing yards were hauled in by Ian Pianfetti.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Richland County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 206 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Mt. Carmel had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 34-27.
It was another big night for Elliott Acree, who rushed for 184 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Kling, who rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Richland County pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Mt. Carmel, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Richland County has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 267.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Mt. Carmel struggles in that department as they've been averaging 286.6. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Richland County took a serious blow against Mt. Carmel in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 56-20. Thankfully for Richland County, Blayne Sisson (who rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 117 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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