After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Wahama, Ritchie County was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 63-20 victory over the Tygarts Valley Bulldogs. The match marked the Rebels' most dominant win of the season.
Ritchie County's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Turner Shriver, who rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 39 yards and a touchdown. Shriver's longest rush was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Jonah Hamilton was in the mix as well, providing Ritchie County with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ritchie County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 472 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Ritchie County's record is now 3-5. As for Tygarts Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Ritchie County will venture away from home to take on St. Marys at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Ritchie County is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. As for Tygarts Valley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Trinity Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tygarts Valley is facing Trinity Christian at the right time seeing as Trinity Christian is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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