Football Recap: L.C. Bird Skyhawks vs. Huguenot Falcons
L.C. Bird has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 12.57 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They were dealt a 41-14 defeat at the hands of the Huguenot Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Skyhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 66th, while the Falcons are ranked 11th).
Although L.C. Bird took the loss, they still got scores from Joshua Jiggetts and Sirpaul Cheeks.
A big part of Huguenot's win came down to the chemistry between Linwood Johnson and his top target Iveon Lewis. Johnson threw for 244 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt while Lewis picked up 72 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Another player making a difference was John Washington, who rushed for 52 yards and two touchdowns.
With the loss, L.C. Bird broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2. As for Huguenot, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
L.C. Bird will head out to challenge Manchester at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. L.C. Bird is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.6 points per game this season. As for Huguenot, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Cosby at 7:00 p.m. Huguenot will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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