Norfolk Academy is 2-8 against Collegiate since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Norfolk Academy Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Collegiate Cougars at 1:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Norfolk Academy will head out to face Collegiate after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Norfolk Academy lost 49-26 to Blue Ridge. It was the first time this season that the Bulldogs let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, Collegiate was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Woodberry Forest, falling 28-7. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Tigers are ranked third).
Norfolk Academy moved to 5-2 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Collegiate, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Norfolk Academy was dealt a bruising 38-7 loss at the hands of Collegiate in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Norfolk Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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