Two dominant signal callers in Caleb Simco and Tanner Payne are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Richlands Wildcats will take on the West Carteret Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Richlands will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
If Richlands beats West Carteret with 42 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Richlands claimed a resounding 42-14 victory over Croatan at home. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won four matches by 25 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Simco, who rushed for 230 yards on only nine carries, and also threw for 117 yards on eight of 15 attempts. His longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Richlands was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 308 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, West Carteret and White Oak met for a duel on Friday where West Carteret couldn't get it done. West Carteret lost 63-42 to White Oak. The Patriots haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Richlands pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for West Carteret, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Richlands came out on top in a nail-biter against West Carteret when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 12-10. The rematch might be a little tougher for Richlands 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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