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| 09/20/24 - Home | 6-9 L |
| 09/14/23 - Away | 10-52 L |
| 10/14/22 - Home | 13-29 L |
| 10/15/21 - Away | 48-20 W |
| 03/20/21 - Neutral | 42-7 W |
| + 5 more games |
New Kent and Grafton are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Trojans will face off against the Clippers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. New Kent's defense has only allowed 14.8 points per game this season, so Grafton's offense will have their work cut out for them.
New Kent is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 54 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Warhill on Friday. They and the Lions were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 13-12 loss. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Despite the defeat, New Kent got top-tier performance from Benjamin Christian, who rushed for 69 yards, and also threw for 100 yards and one TD while completing 75% of his passes.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 48 points the game before, Grafton was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They fell 26-13 to Bruton.
New Kent will have to contain Malake Barnett as he made an impact in Grafton's last game. He rushed for 91 yards and one touchdown.
Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 3.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Kaden Brown for the heroic effort on defense: he. Grafton's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.83 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed five on average over their last three games.
Grafton's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for New Kent, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
New Kent couldn't quite finish off Grafton when the teams last played back in September of 2024 and fell 9-6. Can the Trojans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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