Goshen has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the New Richmond Lions at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Friday, Goshen lost to Blanchester on the road by a 22-8 margin. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, New Richmond entered their match against Roger Bacon on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. New Richmond fell 28-20 to Roger Bacon. The matchup marked the Lions' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
New Richmond's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Cohen Manning, who picked up 77 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Dylan Wolf, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown.
New Richmond'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 Kaden Colwell and Silas Jacob. Jacob is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Goshen's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for New Richmond, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record.
Goshen was dealt a bruising 49-13 loss at the hands of New Richmond in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of New Richmond's Braylon Patchell, who rushed for 191 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 54 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Goshen knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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