Richland waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Bishop McCort Crushers 34-0 at home. Considering the Rams have won three contests by more than 33 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Richland to victory, but perhaps none more so than Grayson Mahla, who rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 126 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Mahla a new career-high in rushing yards. Austin Yarnick was Mahla's top target, picking up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Richland's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Cody Yeager and Jamere Christian. Yeager is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Richland got some further help from Brodie Hollis: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Richland pushed their record up to 3-1 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Bishop McCort, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Richland will take on Forest Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Richland's defense has only allowed 12.5 points per game this season, so Forest Hills' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Bishop McCort, they will challenge Somerset at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Somerset will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
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