The Altavista Colonels will face off against the Dan River Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Altavista has five straight wins, Dan River has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Altavista will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Appomattox County, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Altavista put the hurt on Appomattox County with a sharp 29-8 victory on Friday. Given the Colonels' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 78th, while the Raiders are ranked 222nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, a win for Dan River just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Gretna, falling 41-14.
Altavista's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Dan River, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Altavista strolled past Dan River when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 40-22. The rematch might be a little tougher for Altavista since the team 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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