The Richland Rams will face off against the Forest Hills Rangers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Richland will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Richland's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They really took it to Bishop McCort for the full four quarters, racking up a 34-0 victory at home. Considering the Rams have won three contests by more than 33 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Richland's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Grayson Mahla, who rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 126 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Mahla a new career-high in rushing yards. Austin Yarnick was Mahla's top target, picking up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Richland's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Cody Yeager and Jamere Christian. Yeager is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Richland got some further help from Brodie Hollis: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Forest Hills). They took their match at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 42-9 win over Chestnut Ridge.
Nate Cornell was his usual excellent self, throwing for 203 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Richland's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Forest Hills, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Richland against Forest Hills in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 44-14 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Forest Hills' Xander Richardson, who picked up 43 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 85 yards on only 12 carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Richland still be able to contain Richardson? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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