A win for James River Midlothian just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by the Huguenot Falcons 61-20. While losing is never fun, the Rapids can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 190th, while the Falcons are ranked 15th).
A big part of Huguenot's victory came down to the chemistry between Linwood Johnson and his top target Iveon Lewis. Johnson threw for 245 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 passes while Lewis picked up 286 receiving yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Lewis is now averaging an impressive 113.2 receiving yards per game. Markel Dabney also helped with three touchdowns in total.
James River Midlothian is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. As for Huguenot, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
James River Midlothian will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Cosby at 7:00 p.m. on October 17th. Cosby will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last. Huguenot has already played their next matchup, a 32-7 victory against Manchester on the 11th.
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