Football Preview: Matoaca Warriors vs. Colonial Heights Colonials
After starting their season with three straight games on the road, Matoaca is finally coming home. They will host the Colonial Heights Colonials at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, Matoaca took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 47-19 win over Massaponax. Fans of the Warriors have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Bryce Yates went supernova for Matoaca, throwing for 165 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 65 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Yates a new career-high in rushing yards. Dillon Newton-Short was Yates' top target, picking up 118 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Colonial Heights at home against Nottoway two weeks ago as the team secured a 42-6 victory. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-6.
Matoaca's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Colonial Heights, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Matoaca strolled past Colonial Heights in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 21-6. Will Matoaca repeat their success, or does Colonial Heights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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