After two games on the road, Richmond is heading back home. They will host the Armada Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are at an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but likely not for long.
Last Friday, Richmond took a blow against Croswell-Lexington, falling 41-10. The Blue Devils haven't had much luck with the Pioneers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Armada put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They really took it to Algonac for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-0 win on the road. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 74th, while the Muskrats are ranked 364th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Armada had a senior duo take command as Todd Seiler gained 110 total yards and four touchdowns and Lucas Pratt threw for 89 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Pratt a new career-high in rushing yards. Armada also got a significant boost from Jackson Malburg, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 91 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Armada was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in four consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Richmond now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Armada, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Richmond was taken down by Armada 56-14 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Malburg, who rushed for 152 yards and four touchdowns. Now that Richmond knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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