The Potomac Falls Panthers will square off against the Lightridge Bolts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Potomac Falls is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Potomac Falls ended up a good deal behind Independence and lost 23-6. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the are ranked 57th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lightridge). They took their contest last Thursday with ease, bagging a 42-7 win over Riverside. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Bolts have posted since August 30th.
Lightridge had a senior duo take command as Brady White threw for 353 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 16.0 yards per attempt and Wade Lechner picked up 184 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Those 353 passing yards set a new season-high mark for White. Al Honesty was another key player, picking up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Potomac Falls' defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Lightridge, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-6.
Potomac Falls came up short against Lightridge in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 28-19. Can Potomac Falls avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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