After starting their season with three straight games on the road, Matoaca is finally coming home. They will welcome the Colonial Heights Colonials at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Matoaca on the road against Massaponax as the team secured a 47-19 win. Fans of the Warriors have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Bryce Yates was a one-man wrecking crew for Matoaca as he threw for 165 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Yates a new career-high in rushing yards. Dillon Newton-Short was Yates' top target, picking up 118 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Colonial Heights was fully in charge last Friday, breezing past Nottoway 42-6 at home. With the Colonials ahead 28-6 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Matoaca's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Colonial Heights, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Matoaca strolled past Colonial Heights when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 21-6. Will Matoaca repeat their success, or does Colonial Heights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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