The Richland Royals will venture away from home to challenge the Birdville Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Richland is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Richland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 58-31 victory over Brewer. Fans of the Royals have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Drew Kates, who threw for 378 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes, and also rushed for 32 yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Xavier Johnson, who picked up 196 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Birdville fell victim to Aledo and their airtight defense on Friday. They were outmatched by the Bearcats on the road and fell 56-0. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 381st, while the Bearcats are ranked 19th).
Richland's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Birdville, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Richland has been excellent in the air this season, having averaged 291 passing yards per game. It's a different story for Birdville, though, as they've been averaging only 122. How will they fare against such a dominant passing game?
Everything went Richland's way against Birdville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Richland made off with a 42-18 victory. Will Richland repeat their success, or does Birdville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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