Richfield is on a three-game streak of home losses, Castleford a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Richfield Tigers will host the Castleford Wolves at 7:00 p.m.
Richfield will head into Friday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Camas County on Friday, but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 66-point defeat they were dealt last Friday. Richfield fell just short of Camas County by a score of 16-14.
Despite the loss, Richfield saw an underclassman step up: Devin Scott rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 111 yards while completing 75% of his passes. Scott showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 56 yards.
Richfield wouldn't let Camas County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Jace Fuchs, Wyatt Huffman, and Iaancarlo Lopez picked up one apiece. The dominant performance also gave Huffman a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Castleford came into Friday's game having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They blew past Camas County, posting a 40-6 win at home. The Wolves' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Richfield's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Castleford, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
Richfield was dealt a bruising 54-6 loss at the hands of Castleford in their previous meeting back in October of 2020. Thankfully for Richfield, Dacian Nunes (who rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 52 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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