The Abingdon Falcons will face off against the Richlands Blue Tornado at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Abingdon has three straight wins, Richlands has 14 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Abingdon's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Gate City as Abingdon made off with a 20-0 victory. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Blue Devils are ranked 204th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Richlands lost a heartbreaker to Tazewell when they met back in March of 2021, and they left with a heavy heart again on Friday. Richlands was beaten by Tazewell 35-7. The Blue Tornado were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-7.
Abingdon's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Richlands, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything came up roses for Abingdon against Richlands in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 37-7 victory. In that contest, Abingdon amassed a halftime lead of 30-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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