L.C. Bird is 8-2 against Clover Hill since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The L.C. Bird Skyhawks will look to defend their home field against the Clover Hill Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. Clover Hill took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on L.C. Bird, who comes in off a win.
L.C. Bird's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Monacan as L.C. Bird made off with a 25-0 win.
Sirpaul Cheeks had a dynamite game for L.C. Bird, rushing for 214 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Cheeks really tore up the turf during one magnificent 79-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Corey Holland, who rushed for 121 yards on only 14 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: L.C. Bird was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 391 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
L.C. Bird's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Jessiah Parker, Holland, and Cheeks picked up one apiece. The dominant performance gave Cheeks a new career-high in rushing yards. L.C. Bird got some further help from Emery Pope: he picked up a sack and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 81-7, which was the final score in Clover Hill's tilt against Huguenot on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the Falcons are ranked 22nd).
L.C. Bird now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Clover Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything came up roses for L.C. Bird against Clover Hill in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 41-0 victory. Will L.C. Bird repeat their success, or does Clover Hill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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