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 matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, Matoaca blew past Massaponax, posting a 47-19 victory 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 had an outrageously good game as he threw for 165 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Dillon Newton-Short was Yates' top target, picking up 118 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Colonial Heights was fully in charge last Friday, breezing past Nottoway 42-6 at home. The match 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 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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