Swansboro has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. After each having a week off, they and the Richlands Wildcats will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m.
Two weeks ago, Swansboro was beaten by White Oak 51-6. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, Richlands put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down Princeton 41-24.
Caleb Simco was his usual excellent self, rushing for 52 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 178 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Tyler Clouatre was Simco's top target, picking up 114 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Swansboro's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Richlands, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Swansboro suffered a grim 28-7 defeat to Richlands in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Simco, who rushed for 12 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 99 yards and a touchdown. Now that Swansboro knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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