Richmond Hill put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They enjoyed a cozy 47-28 win over the New Hampstead Phoenix. That's more bragging rights for the Wildcats, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Joshua Troupe was a one-man wrecking crew for Richmond Hill as he rushed for 277 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. Troupe's longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards. Caleb Easterling was another key rusher, rushing for 82 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Richmond Hill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 376 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 274 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Despite the loss, New Hampstead had strong showings from Rashawn Truell, who threw for 315 yards and three touchdowns, and Ben Hockman, who picked up 182 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Truell a new career-high in rushing yards. Mason Brown also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 100 receiving yards.
Richmond Hill's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for New Hampstead, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.
Richmond Hill will host Wayne County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Richmond Hill is facing Wayne County at the right time seeing as Wayne County is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for New Hampstead, they will challenge Pierce County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pierce County knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 point or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully New Hampstead likes a good challenge.
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