The Richland Royals will venture away from home to square off against the Denton Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Richland will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Colleyville Heritage, who they hadn't topped in six consecutive meetings. Richland was the clear victor by a 43-23 margin over Colleyville Heritage on Friday. The Royals pushed the score to 36-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers cut but never quite recovered from.
Drew Kates had an outrageously good game as he threw for 242 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 51 yards. Mike Turner was in the mix as well, providing Richland with two touchdowns.
Richland's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jaylen Gordon. Roddrick Roberts was another major factor on D, forcing a fumble and making 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Denton had to endure a four-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against Eastern Hills on Thursday as Denton made off with a 28-6 win.
The victory made it two in a row for Richland and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Denton, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
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