After two games on the road, Matoaca is heading back home. They will host the Hopewell Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Matoaca is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.8 points per game this season.
Hopewell's offense is going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Matoaca hadn't allowed a single point the last three times they've hit the field. Matoaca's defense stepped up to hand Thomas Dale a 13-0 shutout on Friday.
Matoaca had a senior duo take command as Dillon Newton-Short picked up 200 receiving yards and a touchdown and Bryce Yates threw for 230 yards and a touchdown. Newton-Short torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 84 yards.
Meanwhile, Hopewell didn't have too much trouble with Petersburg at home on Thursday as they won 28-14. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Devils.
Cam Hunt was his usual excellent self, rushing for 272 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 115.7 rushing yards per game.
Hopewell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 317 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Matoaca pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Hopewell, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Everything came up roses for Matoaca against Hopewell in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 35-7 win. Will Matoaca repeat their success, or does Hopewell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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