Football Game Preview: Franklin County Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 1:21am

Football Preview: Franklin County Eagles vs. Magna Vista Warriors

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Franklin County has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Friday. They are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they take on the Magna Vista Warriors at 7:00 p.m.

Last Friday, Franklin County took a blow against Liberty Christian, falling 41-14. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 78th, while the Bulldogs are ranked fourth).

Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Magna Vista on the road against Dan River last Friday as the team secured a 58-13 win.

Franklin County now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Magna Vista, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.

Franklin County might still be hurting after the 41-21 defeat they got from Magna Vista when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Magna Vista's Tahjir Hairston, who rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. Now that Franklin County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.

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