The Rock Ridge Phoenix are headed away from home for the first time to face off against the Brunswick Railroaders at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Rock Ridge is leaving town to face Brunswick after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Rock Ridge was outmatched by Clarke County at home and fell 55-9. 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 270th, while the Eagles are ranked 102nd).
Rock Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Brunswick, they've got a clean slate. Last year, they finished on the right side of .500 (7-3), and they're hoping to kick off an even more successful campaign this year.
Rock Ridge was taken down by Brunswick 39-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Rock Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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