Football Preview: Loudoun County Captains vs. Loudoun Valley Vikings
The Loudoun County Captains will face off against the Loudoun Valley Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Loudoun County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Dominion 58-20 at home. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 49-14.
Meanwhile, while Loudoun Valley put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Broad Run. Loudoun Valley took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 38-0 victory over Broad Run. The Vikings pushed the score to 35-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Spartans had no chance of recovering from.
Loudoun Valley can attribute much of their success to Macklin Gaffney, who rushed for 68 yards and two touchdowns, and Ethan Lafollette, who rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown. Brayden Supplee made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
The win got Loudoun County back to even at 2-2. As for Loudoun Valley, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Loudoun County came up short against Loudoun Valley in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 27-20. Thankfully for Loudoun County, Alex Johnson (who threw for 193 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 81 yards on only 11 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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