Landon has gone 9-0 against St. Albans recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Landon Bears will venture away from home to take on the St. Albans Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. Landon is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Landon will head into Saturday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Saturday. They lost 27-7 to Bullis. The matchup marked the Bears' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, St. Albans hadn't done well against St. Stephen's & St. Agnes recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. St. Albans came out on top against St. Stephen's & St. Agnes by a score of 28-21. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 43rd in District of Columbia, while the Saints are ranked 193rd in Virginia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Will Martin was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns. Those 175 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Zahir Cobb, who picked up 97 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was St. Albans' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 5.5 sacks. Rezin Wiegmann was especially locked on to St. Stephen's & St. Agnes' QB and sacked him three times. Wiegmann is becoming a predictor of St. Albans' success: when he posts at least one sack the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
Landon's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for St. Albans, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-3.
Landon took their win against St. Albans in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 34-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Landon since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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