Football Preview: Randolph-Macon Academy Yellow Jackets vs. Fishburne Military Caissons
Randolph-Macon Academy and Fishburne Military are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Randolph-Macon Academy Yellow Jackets will head out on the road to take on the Fishburne Military Caissons at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Randolph-Macon Academy has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 152 points over their last three games.
Randolph-Macon Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Quantico, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Randolph-Macon Academy was ranked 13th). Randolph-Macon Academy breezed by Quantico at home to the tune of 52-12 on Saturday. Considering the Yellow Jackets have won four matches by more than 29 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Jonathan Doku was nothing short of spectacular: he picked up 77 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 75 yards.
Randolph-Macon Academy wouldn't let Quantico keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Michael Pray, Chester Notewo, and David Kayeye picked up one apiece. Kayeye has been hot recently, having also posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Randolph-Macon Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 317 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Fishburne Military's undefeated season came to an end after six games on Friday. They had to suffer through a 59-12 loss at the hands of Greenbrier Christian Academy. The matchup marked the Caissons' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Randolph-Macon Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Fishburne Military, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
Randolph-Macon Academy came up short against Fishburne Military when the teams last played back in September, falling 22-12. Can Randolph-Macon Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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