The Richard Montgomery Rockets will take on the Churchill Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Richard Montgomery is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Richard Montgomery is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 37 points last Thursday, they were much more limited against Quince Orchard on Thursday. They were beaten by the Cougars 64-0. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Cougars are ranked 14th).
Meanwhile, Churchill scored first but ultimately less than Northwest in their game on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 21-20 to the Jaguars. The contest was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Bulldogs couldn't quite close it out.
Churchill might have lost, but man, Vasi Hallas was a machine: he threw for 171 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown. Those 59 rushing yards gave Hallas a new career-high.
Even if they lost, Churchill's defense still kept up the pressure with seven sacks. In that department, David Skopec was the leader with three.
Richard Montgomery's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Churchill, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Richard Montgomery took a serious blow against Churchill when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 41-12. Thankfully for Richard Montgomery, David Avit (who rushed for 187 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per carry) 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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