The Ritchie County Rebels will head out on the road to take on the St. Marys Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Ritchie County took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They breezed by Tygarts Valley at home to the tune of 63-20. With the Rebels ahead 42-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Ritchie County's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from 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 too, 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.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Marys). They took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 41-8 victory over Magnolia. The Blue Devils pushed the score to 41-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Blue Eagles cut but never quite recovered from.
St. Marys relied on the efforts of Logan Eddy, who rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, and Eli Cox, who gained 140 total yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Eddy has posted since back in October of 2023. Another player making a difference was Ryan Kent, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
St. Marys wouldn't let Magnolia keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Dru Binegar, Elijah Kimball, and Kent picked up one apiece.
Ritchie County's record is now 3-5. As for St. Marys, the win snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 2-5 record.
Ritchie County took a serious blow against St. Marys in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 47-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Eddy, who rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Now that Ritchie County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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