Football Preview: Hopewell Blue Devils vs. Petersburg Crimson Wave
Hopewell has gone 10-0 against Petersburg recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Hopewell Blue Devils will be playing at home against the Petersburg Crimson Wave at 7:00 p.m. Petersburg took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Hopewell, who comes in off a win.
Hopewell is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 49-13 win over Colonial Heights. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Blue Devils considering their seven-point performance the game before.
Cam Hunt was his usual excellent self, rushing for 183 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Mic'Kahari Tatum, who threw for 142 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hopewell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Hopewell didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ze'Vion Grammer and Cornelius Cooke.
Meanwhile, Petersburg entered their match against Prince George on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Petersburg took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Prince George. That's two games in a row now that the Crimson Wave have lost by exactly seven points.
Hopewell's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Petersburg, they now also have a losing record at 2-3.
Everything came up roses for Hopewell against Petersburg in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 54-26 win. In that contest, Hopewell amassed a halftime lead of 34-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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