Nandua is 1-8 against Colonel Richardson since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Warriors will host the Colonels at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Nandua took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 31-0 victory over Isle of Wight Academy. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Warriors considering their seven-point performance the game before.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Nazere Blake and Juelz Snead. Blake rushed for 167 yards and one TD while picking up 10.4 yards per carry while Snead rushed for 93 yards and a pair of scores on only 11 carries.
Nandua's run defense was locked in: Isle of Wight Academy could only muster three yards per carry. The Warriors didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 9.1.
Meanwhile, Colonel Richardson had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 46-14 win over the Eagles.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jazir Dickerson and Derrick Mitchell. Dickerson rushed for 204 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per carry while Mitchell rushed for 154 yards and one score on only 13 carries. Those 204 rushing yards gave Dickerson a new career-high.
Nandua's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Colonel Richardson, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Nandua took a serious blow against Colonel Richardson in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, falling 60-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mitchell, who picked up 117 receiving yards and one TD, and also rushed for 101 yards on only six carries. Now that the Warriors know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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