Football Preview: Huguenot Falcons vs. Powhatan Indians
The Huguenot Falcons will venture away from home to challenge the Powhatan Indians at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Huguenot knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Powhatan likes a good challenge.
Huguenot's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past Richmond City School of the Arts 67-0 at home. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 292nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
John Washington went supernova for Huguenot, rushing for 75 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, while also picking up 36 receiving yards. Randal Robinson was another key rusher, rushing for 55 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
Huguenot's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB 11 times. It was truly a group effort as Markel Dabney, Samuel Cohen, Daron Thompson, and Thompson picked up two apiece. Thompson is also on a roll when it comes to sacks, as he's now sacked two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, everything went Powhatan's way against James River Midlothian on Friday as Powhatan made off with a 28-7 win. The Indians pushed the score to 28-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Rapids cut but never quite recovered from.
Huguenot pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Powhatan, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Huguenot didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Powhatan in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 25-20 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Huguenot since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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