Back just four short weeks ago the Knights were in firm command of the western conferences 4th playoff spot. But four stright loses to Northfield, Yorktown, Colorado and Arizona have really hurt the Knights. Richmond saw first hand what it takes to make the playoffs in the rugged western conference when facing these 3 top playoff bound teams. But looking at the Richmond roster, the Knights have a nice balance of youth and veteran talent that will make them a threat for next year. 17 Birmingham has put together a pair of four-game winning streaks, bookended by losses to Yorktown and Northfield Center.
Sterling needs to put together some defense.
The defense though has not held an opponent under 20 points all season and allowed over 30 for the ninth time last week, a 58-21 loss to Key Largo. The Bombers will try to run over their Southern Division rivals with Heath Sherman taking much of the load. He rushed for 102 yards last week to move over 1,400 for the season. He leads the league in rushing. Mike Mark has also had to touch the ball, and has responded 700 yards.