Football Preview: Dinwiddie Generals vs. Powhatan Indians
Two dominant signal callers in Harry Dalton and Elliott Murphy are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Dinwiddie Generals will play host again on Friday to welcome the Powhatan Indians, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Dinwiddie knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Powhatan likes a good challenge.
Dinwiddie is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Matoaca, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Dinwiddie was ranked tenth). Dinwiddie snuck past Matoaca with a 45-39 victory on Friday. Dinwiddie's win was all the more impressive since the Warriors were averaging only ten points allowed on the season.
Meanwhile, Powhatan had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Bulldogs, posting a 35-7 victory. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won six contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Murphy, who rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 100 yards and a touchdown on only nine passes. Those 104 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Ben Whitver was another key player, picking up 93 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Dinwiddie's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 49.9 points per game. As for Powhatan, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Dinwiddie against Powhatan when the teams last played back in November of 2022, as the squad secured a 54-7 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Powhatan's Dylan Trevillian, who threw for 186 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 43 yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Dinwiddie to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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