The Essex Trojans (Tappahannock, VA) football trounced the host Rappahannock Raiders (Warsaw, VA), 52-8 in Wednesday's non-league outing.

The Trojans now sport a 5-0 record. They take the field next when they host Northumberland for a non-league outing on Wednesday, October 16. Essex will clash with a Indians squad coming off a 52-0 non-league win over Lancaster (Lancaster, VA). The Indians record now stands at 3-3.

With the defeat, Rappahannock drops to 1-3 on the campaign. The Raiders host Colonial Beach (Colonial Beach, VA) to clash with the Drifters in a non-league outing on Wednesday, October 16. The Drifters come into the outing with a record of 0-4. Colonial Beach lost 46-8 in their recent non-league outing against Westmoreland (Montross, VA)