The Richland Colts will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Sargent County Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Richland will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played two weeks ago but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They came up short against Maple Valley/Hope-Page, falling 44-22. The Colts haven't had much luck with the recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Sargent County lost to Hankinson on the road by a 40-26 margin on Friday. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Michael Hoistad, who rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 226 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. 109 of those passing yards were hauled in by Tristen Peterson, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Richland's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Sargent County, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Richland was taken down by Sargent County 50-14 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Richland was down 42-0.
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