Football Preview: Hermitage Panthers vs. Godwin Eagles
Hermitage is 8-2 against Godwin since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Hermitage Panthers will challenge the Godwin Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Godwin took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Hermitage, who comes in off a win.
Hermitage took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 37-20 victory over Patrick Henry. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Panthers considering their ten-point performance the matchup before.
Earlonte' Winston was a one-man wrecking crew for Hermitage as he rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. Benjamin Yeanay Jr. was in the mix as well, providing Hermitage with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hermitage was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Godwin had to suffer through a 42-7 loss at the hands of Hanover. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Hawks are ranked 37th).
The win got Hermitage back to even at 2-2. As for Godwin, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Everything went Hermitage's way against Godwin in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Hermitage made off with a 26-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hermitage since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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