Mt. Carmel has gone 6-0 against Richland County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Mt. Carmel Golden Aces will look to defend their home field against the Richland County Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Mt. Carmel sitting on three straight wins and Richland County on five.
Last Saturday, Mt. Carmel beat Paris 34-27.
It was another big night for Elliott Acree, who rushed for 184 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Kling, who rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Mt. Carmel was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 416 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 212 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Richland County won against Marshall last Saturday with 56 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Thursday. Richland County was the clear victor by a 56-35 margin over Newton. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won three contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Richland County's victory came down to the chemistry between Gavyn Cothern and his top target Dirks Weiler. Cothern threw for 183 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes while Weiler rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Cothern is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. A healthy portion of that aerial production (118 yards to be exact) went to Ian Pianfetti.
Mt. Carmel now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Richland County, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Mt. Carmel has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 286.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Richland County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 267.6. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Mt. Carmel against Richland County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 56-20 victory. In that game, Mt. Carmel amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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