Rich Hill is 0-5 against Lockwood since August of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Rich Hill Tigers will challenge the Lockwood Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Rich Hill comes in on three and Lockwood on seven.
Last Friday, Rich Hill got the win against Liberal by a conclusive 48-26. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Tigers had established a 20 point advantage.
Rich Hill's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zane Becker, who rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another rusher making a difference was Carter Bell, who rushed for 219 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.0 yards per carry.
Meanwhile, Lockwood faced Appleton City in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Lockwood was the clear victor by a 58-34 margin over Appleton City. Considering the Tigers have won seven games by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The victory got Rich Hill back to even at 4-4. As for Lockwood, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Rich Hill was dealt a bruising 59-0 loss at the hands of Lockwood in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Rich Hill avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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