Rappahannock County will play host again on Saturday to welcome the Greenbrier Christian Academy Gators, where kickoff is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Rappahannock County is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Chincoteague, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Rappahannock County was ranked sixth). Rappahannock County blew past Chincoteague 43-6 at home on Friday.
Meanwhile, Greenbrier Christian Academy got themselves on the board against Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot on Friday, but Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot never followed suit. They claimed a resounding 49-0 victory over the Knights on the road. The Gators pushed the score to 35-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Knights had no chance of recovering from.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Tucker Basnight and he. Basnight rushed for 156 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry while he rushed for 156 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Greenbrier Christian Academy wouldn't let Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Greenbrier Christian Academy can thank Basnight and Blake Jennings for forcing all of them.
Rappahannock County pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Greenbrier Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 4-1.
Rappahannock County didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Greenbrier Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 40-35 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Greenbrier Christian Academy's DJ Caban, who rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Rappahannock County still be able to contain Caban? There's only one way to find out.
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