Richland Northeast put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against the Nation Ford Falcons by a score of 58-49. The Cavaliers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Will Wilson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 386 yards and five touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 165 yards on only 15 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.2 passing touchdowns per game. A healthy portion of that aerial production (153 yards to be exact) went to Blake Betette.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Richland Northeast was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 282 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Nation Ford lost, don't look at Patience Andrews. Despite the final result, he rushed for 107 yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Ameo, who picked up 154 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Richland Northeast's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Nation Ford, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Richland Northeast will head out to take on Camden at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Nation Ford, they are taking a road trip to challenge Northwestern at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Northwestern knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Nation Ford likes a good challenge.
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