Football Preview: Collegiate Cougars vs. Norfolk Academy Bulldogs
Collegiate is 8-2 against Norfolk Academy since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Collegiate Cougars will square off against the Norfolk Academy Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. Collegiate is out to stop a six-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Collegiate faced off against Woodberry Forest on Friday. Collegiate came up short against Woodberry Forest, falling 28-7. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Tigers are ranked third).
Meanwhile, Norfolk Academy entered their game against Blue Ridge on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Norfolk Academy lost 49-26 to Blue Ridge. The Bulldogs' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Collegiate now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Norfolk Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-2.
Everything came up roses for Collegiate against Norfolk Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 38-7 victory. Will Collegiate repeat their success, or does Norfolk Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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