Football Preview: Briar Woods Falcons vs. Potomac Falls Panthers
Briar Woods has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Potomac Falls Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Briar Woods' defense has only allowed 11.3 points per game this season, so Potomac Falls' offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Thursday, Briar Woods was able to grind out a solid victory over Riverside, taking the game 31-21. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Ram are ranked 138th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Brady Carmical and Robert Evelyn. Carmical had a great game and threw for 208 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Evelyn was balling out in the loss, throwing for 208 yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Potomac Falls' offense. They were dealt a 37-0 loss at the hands of Stone Bridge on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty 38 points in the game before, the Panthers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Briar Woods' win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-2. As for Potomac Falls, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Briar Woods against Potomac Falls when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 28-0 victory. Will Briar Woods repeat their success, or does Potomac Falls have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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