Football Preview: Rustburg Red Devils vs. Amherst County Lancers
Rustburg is 2-8 against Amherst County since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Rustburg Red Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Amherst County Lancers at 7:00 p.m.
Rustburg is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. The match between them and Heritage wasn't particularly close, with Rustburg falling 31-14.
Meanwhile, Amherst County hadn't done well against Brookville recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Amherst County was the clear victor by a 52-27 margin over Brookville. Considering the Lancers have won three matchups by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Devonte Wade continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 152 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for ten yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Amherst County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 282 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 185 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Amherst County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Nick?Hale Fleshman and AJ Thomas. Benaiah Williams was another major factor on D, making 15 total tackles.
Rustburg's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Amherst County, they now also have a winning record of 4-3.
Everything went Rustburg's way against Amherst County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Rustburg made off with a 59-34 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Wade, who rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 81 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Rustburg still be able to contain Wade? There's only one way to find out.
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