It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact New Richmond can now relate to. They fell to the Valley View Spartans 26-20. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 365th, while the Spartans are ranked 109th).
Brodie Hopkins continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Valley View, rushing for 210 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, while also picking up 48 receiving yards. Those 210 rushing yards gave Hopkins a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Tristan Smith, who rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
New Richmond has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-6 record this season. As for Valley View, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.
New Richmond does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Valley View, they will square off against Taylor at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Taylor is coming into the match with four straight victories on the road, so Valley View will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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