While Ritchie County put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Ravenswood. The Ritchie County Rebels blew past the Ravenswood Red Devils 41-0 at home. The Rebels have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Red Devils, too.
Ritchie County was led to victory by Turner Shriver and Jonah Hamilton. Shriver rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while Hamilton rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Ritchie County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ravenswood only rushed for 61.
Ritchie County's defense stepped up as well, laying out Owen Curtis. four times. Chase Morris was especially locked on to Ravenswood's QB and sacked him twice. Morris also sacked two sacks, which is notable because Ritchie County is 2-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 0-3 otherwise.
The win snapped Ritchie County's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-4 record. As for Ravenswood, their loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ritchie County will venture away from home to square off against Wahama at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Wahama's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Ravenswood, they are on the road again on Friday to play Gilmer County at 7:00 p.m. Ravenswood is facing Gilmer County at the right time seeing as Gilmer County is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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