Richland County put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Newton Eagles 56-35. 56 seems to be a good number for the Tigers as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
A big part of Richland County's victory came down to the chemistry between Gavyn Cothern and his top target Dirks Weiler. Cothern threw for 183 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes while Weiler rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Cothern is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. 118 of those passing yards were hauled in by Ian Pianfetti.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Richland County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 206 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Richland County pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Newton, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Richland County is taking a road trip to challenge Mt. Carmel at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 863 yards in their previous games. As for Newton, they will welcome Paris at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Paris will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Newton surely won't give up without a fight.
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