On Friday, Richmond Hill faced Valdosta in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Everything went the Richmond Hill Wildcats' way against the Valdosta Wildcats as the Richmond Hill Wildcats made off with a 35-14 win. Richmond Hill might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 21 points or more this season.
Richmond Hill's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Joshua Troupe, who rushed for 141 yards and three touchdowns. Another back making a difference was Caleb Easterling, who rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown.
When it comes to explaining why Valdosta lost, don't look at Marquis Fennell. Despite the final result, he rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Fennell a new career-high in rushing yards.
Richmond Hill's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Valdosta, with the loss, they broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-1.
Richmond Hill will challenge Lowndes at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Lowndes' defense has only allowed 13.3 points per game this season, so Richmond Hill's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Valdosta, they will face off against Tift County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Valdosta is facing Tift County at the right time seeing as Tift County is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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