The Lord Botetourt Cavaliers will be playing in front of their home fans against the William Byrd Terriers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Lord Botetourt is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 42-7 victory over Cave Spring. With the Cavaliers ahead 28-7 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Lord Botetourt had a senior duo take command as Angel Rigney rushed for 192 yards and three TDs and Quinten Jones rushed for 117 yards and a pair of scores on only five carries.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Lord Botetourt proved: they limited Cave Spring to a paltry 1.4 yards per carry. The Cavaliers' run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.24 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 5.2 on average over their last five games.
Meanwhile, William Byrd blew past Bassett, posting a 38-10 win. The Terriers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 28 points or more this season.
William Byrd pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.4 points on average over those games. As for Lord Botetourt, their record now sits at 8-3.
Lord Botetourt and William Byrd were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in October, but Lord Botetourt suffered an agonizing 42-41 defeat. Will the Cavaliers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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