Armada and Richmond are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Armada Tigers will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Richmond Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. Armada will be strutting in after a victory while Richmond will be coming in after a loss.
Armada's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 49-0 win over Algonac on the road. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Tigers had established a 42 point advantage.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Lucas Pratt and his top target Todd Seiler. Pratt threw for 89 yards and four touchdowns while Seiler gained 110 total yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Pratt a new career-high in rushing yards. Armada also got a significant boost from Jackson Malburg, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 91 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Armada was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in four consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Richmond had to suffer through a 41-10 loss at the hands of Croswell-Lexington. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 322nd, while the Pioneers are ranked 130th).
Armada pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Richmond, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Everything came up roses for Armada against Richmond in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as the team secured a 56-14 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Armada 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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