Richfield is on a 13-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Juan Diego Catholic is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Richfield Wildcats will host the Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Richfield is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing North Sanpete: they outscored them in every quarter. Richfield's defense stepped up to hand North Sanpete a 35-0 shutout back in October. The Wildcats pushed the score to 28-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Hawks had little chance of recovering from.
Richfield had a senior duo take command as Griffin Wayman threw for 205 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes and Malik 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 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 matches.
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.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Juan Diego Catholic had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the Dinos, posting a 31-0 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Soaring Eagle considering their seven-point performance the contest before.
Richfield's record is now 10-0. As for Juan Diego Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season.
Richfield came up short against Juan Diego Catholic in their previous matchup back in September of 2018, falling 35-28. Will Richfield have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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