Two dominant backs in Xavier Shelton and AJ Jones are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The King William Cavaliers will head out on the road to take on the Mecklenburg County Phoenix at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. King William will be strutting in after a win while Mecklenburg County will be coming in after a defeat.
If King William beats Mecklenburg County with 62 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Cavaliers simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Halifax County 62-26. With the Cavaliers ahead 48-11 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Mecklenburg County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a blow against Magna Vista, falling 68-20. While losing is never fun, the Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 248th, while the Warriors are ranked 49th).
The victory made it two in a row for King William and bumps their season record up to 4-3. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points over those games. As for Mecklenburg County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
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