After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Goshen, New Richmond was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 38-16 margin over the Western Brown Broncos. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 22 points or more this season.
Dylan Wolf was his usual excellent self, rushing for 129 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Cohen Manning, who picked up 96 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was New Richmond's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Kaleb Frasure and Jacob Pryor, who racked up four sacks between them. Frasure also sacked two sacks, which is notable because New Richmond is undefeated when he posts at least two sacks, but 1-2 otherwise. New Richmond got some further help from Silas Jacob: he made 14 total tackles and snagged an interception.
New Richmond's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Western Brown, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. New Richmond will challenge Batavia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Batavia knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully New Richmond likes a good challenge. As for Western Brown, they will take on Clinton-Massie at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Clinton-Massie has three straight victories, Western Brown has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
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