The Matoaca Warriors are taking a road trip to challenge the Hopewell Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopewell took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Matoaca, who comes in off a win.
Matoaca is coming into the game on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight wins. They walked away with a 27-20 victory over Prince George on Friday.
Trevion Mills
| 10/24/25 @ Prince George | 2 |
| 10/17/25 vs Colonial Heights | 1 |
| 10/03/25 vs Petersburg | 1 |
| 09/19/25 vs Louisa County | 1 |
| 11/08/24 @ Dinwiddie | 1 |
| 11/01/24 vs Prince George | 2 |
Trevion Mills was a one-man wrecking crew as he rushed for 100 yards and two TDs on only 14 carries. That's the most rushing touchdowns he has posted since back in November of 2024. Joshua Beasley got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Matoaca proved: they limited Prince George to a paltry 2.6 yards per carry. The team can thank Brody Vaden for the heroic effort on defense: he. Matoaca's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 2.02 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 5.7 on average over their last five games.
Special teams was a major factor in the game for Matoaca, racking up 13 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Beasley, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Hopewell came up short against Petersburg on Thursday and fell 20-12.
Matoaca will have to keep a close watch on Brian Moore and Ze'Vion Grammer, a pair of players who had a big impact on Hopewell's prior game. Moore rushed for 70 yards on only eight carries, while Grammer picked up 100 receiving yards and one touchdown. Grammer has become a key player for Hopewell: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 80 receiving yards, but 1-4 otherwise.
The win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 2-6. As for Hopewell, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Everything came up roses for Matoaca against Hopewell in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 42-9 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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