Football Preview: Stafford Indians vs. Massaponax Panthers
Stafford is 1-9 against Massaponax since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Stafford Indians are on the road again to play the Massaponax Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Stafford is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Riverbend just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 35-14 to the Bears. The Indians were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-7.
Meanwhile, Massaponax was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a 28-14 bruising from North Stafford. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Wolverines are ranked 20th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Gabriel Newby-Morris, who picked up 69 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 40 yards. Massaponax also got help from Noah Fox, who showed off his sure hands for 85 receiving yards.
Massaponax wouldn't let North Stafford keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Joe Sanders Iii was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Having lost for the first time this season, Stafford fell to 7-1. As for Massaponax, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Stafford suffered a grim 28-7 defeat to Massaponax in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Stafford, Donavan Phillips (who rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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