The St. Anne's-Belfield Saints will take on the North Cross Raiders at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (St. Anne's-Belfield 11.8, North Cross 13.5) so any points scored will be well earned.
St. Anne's-Belfield is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Nansemond-Suffolk Academy get on the board and left with a 26-0 victory. Considering St. Anne's-Belfield has won eight matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, North Cross entered their tilt with Atlantic Shores Christian on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 35-29 W against the Seahawks. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Seahawks are ranked 162nd) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Anne's-Belfield's win bumped their record up to 9-1. As for North Cross, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
St. Anne's-Belfield was taken down by North Cross 47-6 in their previous meeting back in September of 2022. Can the Saints avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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