Football Preview: Thomas Dale Knights vs. Matoaca Warriors
Thomas Dale is 8-2 against Matoaca since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Thomas Dale Knights and the Matoaca Warriors are set to duel. Thomas Dale is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.2 points per game this season.
Matoaca is facing Thomas Dale at the wrong time: Thomas Dale suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 21-14 to the Generals.
Although Thomas Dale took the loss, they still got scores from Daniel Lewis and Micah Flowers.
Meanwhile, Matoaca is still undefeated this season after their matchup against Meadowbrook on Friday, but Meadowbrook came as close as anyone has to beating them. Matoaca never let Meadowbrook onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. The two-point effort marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Thomas Dale's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Matoaca, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Thomas Dale came out on top in a nail-biter against Matoaca in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 24-21. Does Thomas Dale have another victory up their sleeve, or will Matoaca turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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