The Matoaca Warriors are taking a road trip to square off against the Thomas Dale Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Matoaca has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with six straight losses, while Thomas Dale will come in with five straight wins.
Matoaca is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 22-17 hit to the loss column at the hands of Petersburg on Friday. While the Warriors had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Crimson Wave 10-0.
Although Matoaca took the loss, they still got scores from Trevion Mills and Kamari Cherry.
Meanwhile, Thomas Dale's game on Friday was all tied up 8-8 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top against Meadowbrook by a score of 16-8. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Monarchs are ranked 121st) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Thomas Dale's defense made their presence known, laying out Dashaun Chisem 11 times. Javaris Thomas-Tucker V led the group effort, picking up four of those sacks all by himself. Marcus Byrd has been hot, having also posted five or more total tackles the last six times he's played. Another thorn in Meadowbrook's side was Michael Davis, who picked up a sack, made six total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended one pass.
Thomas Dale's record is now 5-0. As for Matoaca, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Matoaca was able to grind out a solid victory over Thomas Dale in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, winning 13-0. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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