Football Preview: Powhatan Indians vs. Dinwiddie Generals
Two dominant signal callers in Elliott Murphy and Harry Dalton are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Powhatan Indians will take on the Dinwiddie Generals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Powhatan comes in on three and Dinwiddie on seven.
Last Friday, Powhatan humbled Richmond City School of the Arts with a 35-7 victory. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won six contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Murphy, who rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 100 yards and a touchdown on only nine passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Ben Whitver did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 93 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Dinwiddie faced Matoaca in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Dinwiddie managed a 45-39 win over Matoaca. Dinwiddie's victory was all the more impressive since the Warriors were averaging only ten points allowed on the season.
Dinwiddie pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 49.9 points per game. As for Powhatan, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Powhatan was dealt a bruising 54-7 defeat at the hands of Dinwiddie in their previous matchup back in November of 2022. Can Powhatan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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