The Dixon Bulldogs will head out to take on the Richlands Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dixon is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Dixon is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Croatan on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Dixon had to suffer through a 51-22 loss at the hands of Croatan.
Meanwhile, Richlands entered their game against White Oak on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Richlands lost 34-14 to White Oak. The match marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Caleb Simco and Joshua Smith. Smith had a great game and rushed for 210 yards on only 13 carries. Meanwhile, Simco did his best for the losing side, throwing for 123 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 50 yards.
Dixon's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Richlands, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-1.
Dixon was taken down by Richlands 54-27 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Dixon was down 34-6.
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