Football Preview: Colonial Heights Colonials vs. Petersburg Crimson Wave
Colonial Heights and Petersburg are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2014, but not for long. The Colonial Heights Colonials will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Petersburg Crimson Wave at 7:00 p.m. Petersburg took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Colonial Heights, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Colonial Heights finally turned things around against Caroline on Friday. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 22-21 win over the Cavaliers.
Meanwhile, Petersburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a blow against Matoaca, falling 49-6. While losing is never fun, the Crimson Wave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while the Warriors are ranked 15th).
Colonial Heights' victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Petersburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Colonial Heights took their win against Petersburg when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 28-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Colonial Heights 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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