Football Preview: Dominion Titans vs. Loudoun Valley Vikings
Dominion is 2-8 against Loudoun Valley since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Dominion Titans will venture away from home to challenge the Loudoun Valley Vikings at 7:00 p.m.
Dominion is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Friday. They took a blow against Tuscarora, falling 54-0. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 290th, while the Huskies are ranked 36th).
Meanwhile, Loudoun Valley blew past Heritage, posting a 40-6 victory. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 31 points or more this season.
A big part of Loudoun Valley's win came down to the chemistry between Macklin Gaffney and his top target Zach Detweiler. Gaffney picked up 173 receiving yards and two touchdowns while Detweiler threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt. Gaffney was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 67 yards.
Dominion's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Loudoun Valley, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Dominion took a serious blow against Loudoun Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 54-3. Can Dominion avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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