Football Game Preview: Hampton Crabbers vs. Heritage Hurricanes + Official Tickets

The Hampton Crabbers will head out on the road to take on the Heritage Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hampton has four straight wins, Heritage has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Hampton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Warwick, who was ranked 25th at the time (Hampton was ranked 19th). The Crabbers walked away with a 21-14 victory over the Raiders on Thursday.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 56-6, which was the final score in Heritage's tilt against Phoebus on Thursday.

Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Hampton, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.

Everything came up roses for Hampton against Heritage in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 62-18 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Crabbers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.