Richfield put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand the North Sanpete Hawks a 35-0 shutout. That 35 point margin sets a new team best for the Wildcats this season.
A big part of Richfield's win came down to the chemistry between Griffin Wayman and his top target Malik Fautin. Wayman threw for 205 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes while Fautin picked up 114 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Fautin's longest reception was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
Richfield didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Gage Yardley and Trey Yardley. What's more, Gage also racked up 169 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in August.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Richfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Richfield's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. As for North Sanpete, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-7.
As of now, neither Richfield nor North Sanpete have any future games scheduled.
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