The Richmond Hill Wildcats are taking a road trip to take on the Lowndes Vikings at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Richmond Hill is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: Valdosta, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Richmond Hill was ranked 24th). Richmond Hill put the hurt on Valdosta with a sharp 35-14 win on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Richmond Hill considering their ten-point performance the matchup before.
Richmond Hill's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Joshua Troupe led the charge by rushing for 141 yards and three touchdowns. Caleb Easterling was another key rusher, rushing for 49 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Lowndes got the win against Camden County on Friday by a conclusive 33-7. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Vikings just coasted through the last quarter.
It was another big night for Marvis Parrish, who rushed for 93 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 108 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Lowndes didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Landen Wright and Kaleb Barron.
Richmond Hill pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lowndes, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 7-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Richmond Hill has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 277.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Lowndes struggles in that department as they've been averaging 218.1. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Richmond Hill took their victory against Lowndes in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 37-14. In that contest, Richmond Hill amassed a halftime lead of 22-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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