The Morgan Trojans will face off against the Richfield Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Richfield will be up against a hot Morgan squad: the team just extended their winning streak to nine. The Trojans simply couldn't be stopped two weeks ago as they easily beat Logan 48-7. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-7.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Cade Randall and Easton Favero. Randall had a great game and threw for 242 yards and five touchdowns. Meanwhile, Favero did his best for the losing side, throwing for 159 yards and one TD.
Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and Richfield had no trouble coming through when it counted. Everything went their way against Logan on Friday as they made off with a 41-21 victory.
Morgan better keep an eye on Trey Yardley. He was instrumental in Richfield's win, rushing for 173 yards and three scores while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. Yardley also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making four total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception. Another player making a difference was Cord White, who rushed for 37 yards and one touchdown.
Richfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 408 rushing yards. They are 6-2 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Richfield's win bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Morgan, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Morgan beat Richfield 13-2 in their previous matchup back in November of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Trojans since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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