Bishop McCort is 2-8 against Richland since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bishop McCort Crushers will venture away from home to face off against the Richland Rams at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Bishop McCort came up short against Chestnut Ridge and fell 21-14. The Crushers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Richland over Westmont Hilltop in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Richland blew Westmont Hilltop out of the water with a 57-21 final score. The Rams pushed the score to 42-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Hilltoppers had little chance of recovering from.
Grayson Mahla had an outrageously good game as he threw for 239 yards and five touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Arnold Mugerwa was Mahla's top target, picking up 87 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Richland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Bishop McCort now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Richland, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-1.
Bishop McCort lost to Richland on the road by a decisive 35-16 margin in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mahla, who threw for 295 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes, and also rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown. Now that Bishop McCort 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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