Richmond and Rolesville squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Richmond had to settle for second. They had to suffer through a 44-6 loss at the hands of the Rolesville Rams. It was the first time this season that the Raiders let down their fans at home.
Even if they lost, Richmond's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. In that department, Kmauri Morgan was the leader with three. Morgan is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
A big part of Rolesville's win came down to the chemistry between Braden Atkinson and his top target Anthony Roberts. Atkinson threw for 299 yards and four touchdowns while completing 91.3% of his passes while Roberts picked up 135 receiving yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of Atkinson's aerial production (88 yards to be exact) also went to Jaedon Alford, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Richmond's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-3. As for Rolesville, the victory was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-1.
Richmond does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Rolesville, they will challenge Cleveland at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Cleveland is on a eight-game streak of home wins, Rolesville a ten-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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