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 welcome the Colonial Heights Colonials at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, Matoaca was fully in charge, breezing past Massaponax 47-19 on the road. 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 win. With the Colonials ahead 28-6 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Matoaca's victory 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 meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 21-6. Does Matoaca have another victory up their sleeve, or will Colonial Heights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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