The Richlands Blue Tornado are taking a road trip to face off against the Abingdon Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Richlands, yet to win a game, are hoping to taste some of the success that has characterized Abingdon's (thus far) undefeated season.
Richlands will face Abingdon after dropping another heartbreaker against Tazewell on Friday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 3.1 3.1 points of beating them. Richlands had to suffer through a 35-7 loss at the hands of Tazewell. The Blue Tornado were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-7.
Meanwhile, Abingdon never let their opponents score on Friday. Everything went their way against Gate City as Abingdon made off with a 20-0 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Falcons just coasted through the last quarter.
Richlands' loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Abingdon, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Richlands was dealt a bruising 37-7 defeat at the hands of Abingdon in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Richlands was down 30-0.
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