Hermitage is 2-7 against Highland Springs since August of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hermitage Panthers will face off against the Highland Springs Springers at 7:00 p.m.
It was a proper cat-fight when Hermitage duked it out withGlen Allen on Friday. Hermitage took a 23-16 hit to the loss column at the hands of Glen Allen. It was the first time this season that the Panthers let down their fans at home.
Hermitage's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Earlonte' Winston, who rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and Benjamin Yeanay Jr., who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Those 87 rushing yards gave Yeanay Jr. a new career-high.
Even if they lost, Hermitage's defense still kept up the pressure with seven sacks. In that department, Miles Shepperson was the leader with two. Jahtavious Green-Morris was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles.
Even though they lost, Hermitage was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Highland Springs had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Wolverines 41-0 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Springers, who have now won five matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
With the defeat, Hermitage broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-3. As for Highland Springs, their victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
Hermitage was dealt a bruising 36-6 loss at the hands of Highland Springs in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Hermitage avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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