Richland County has won three straight games at home, while Casey-Westfield has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Richland County Tigers will host the Casey-Westfield Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Richland County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Paris, posting a 64-36 victory on the road. Given Richland County's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 144th, while Paris is ranked 384th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Casey-Westfield hadn't done well against Mt. Carmel recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Casey-Westfield took their game at home with ease, bagging a 50-14 win over Mt. Carmel. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 31-6.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Casey-Westfield to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nolan Clement, who threw for 286 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes, and also rushed for 34 yards. That's the most rushing yards Clement has posted since back in October of 2023. Ryan Richards was Clement's top target, picking up 211 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Richland County's victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Casey-Westfield, their win bumped their record up to an identical 7-0.
Richland County suffered a grim 28-6 defeat to Casey-Westfield when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Richland County, Connor Sullivan (who rushed for 208 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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