ROCKINGHAM — It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Richmond had no problem doing just that on Nov. 15. They blew past the Topsail Pirates 42-6. The contest marked the Raiders’ most dominant victory of the season.
The critical scores for Richmond came from Bob Pegues, Chance Crowder, Javion Smith, Jordan Bostick, Dominic Tillman, and Jayden Hamilton.
Richmond was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That’s the most rushing yards they’ve managed all season.
When it comes to explaining why Topsail lost, don’t look at Landen Cook. Despite the final result, he rushed for 105 yards on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave Cook a new career-high in rushing yards.
Richmond pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.0 points per game. As for Topsail, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-6.