Fishburne Military and Randolph-Macon Academy are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Fishburne Military Caissons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Randolph-Macon Academy Yellow Jackets at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Fishburne Military's defense has only allowed 13.9 points per game this season, so Randolph-Macon Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Fishburne Military is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Greenbrier Christian Academy, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Fishburne Military was ranked tenth). Fishburne Military was outmatched by Greenbrier Christian Academy at home and fell 59-12. The Caissons' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Randolph-Macon Academy waltzed into their game on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Warriors 52-12 at home. The result was nothing new for the Yellow Jackets, who have now won four matchups by 30 points or more so far this season.
Jonathan Doku was nothing short of spectacular: he picked up 77 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 75 yards.
Randolph-Macon Academy wouldn't let Quantico keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Michael Pray, Chester Notewo, and David Kayeye picked up one apiece. Kayeye is also on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Randolph-Macon Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 317 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Fishburne Military fell to 6-1. As for Randolph-Macon Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Fishburne Military beat Randolph-Macon Academy 22-12 in their previous meeting back in September. Does Fishburne Military have another victory up their sleeve, or will Randolph-Macon Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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