Godwin is 2-8 against Hermitage since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Godwin Eagles have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Hermitage Panthers at 7:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, Godwin was beaten by Hanover 42-7. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Hawks are ranked 37th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hermitage). They strolled past Patrick Henry with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 37-20. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Panthers considering their ten-point performance the game before.
Earlonte' Winston went supernova for Hermitage, rushing for 91 yards and two touchdowns, while also catching a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Benjamin Yeanay Jr., who threw for 76 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hermitage was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Godwin's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Hermitage, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Godwin suffered a grim 26-6 defeat to Hermitage in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Godwin have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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