Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Richard). Everything went their way against the University Liggett Knights on Friday as the Richard Pioneers made off with a 48-28 win. Considering the Pioneers have won five matches by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Despite the loss, University Liggett still got an impressive performance from Nikkos Davis, who threw for 236 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 83 yards on only nine carries. Davis' passing game has become a key predictor of University Liggett's success: the team is 2-1 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise. Marvin Hartfield was in the mix as well, providing University Liggett with two touchdowns.
The victory for Richard keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. As for University Liggett, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
Richard will welcome Lutheran North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lutheran North's defense has only allowed 11.8 points per game this season, so Richard's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for University Liggett, they are taking a road trip to take on Gabriel Richard at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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