After soaring to 39 points the game before, Clover Hill was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They were beaten by the Powhatan Indians 38-8. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while the Indians are ranked 107th).
A big part of Powhatan's win came down to the chemistry between Elliott Murphy and his top target Ben Whitver. Murphy threw for 102 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes while Whitver picked up 85 receiving yards and two touchdowns. What's more, Murphy also racked up 80 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September.
Clover Hill's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Powhatan, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Clover Hill will take on James River Midlothian at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Clover Hill is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. As for Powhatan, they will square off against Richmond City School of the Arts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Powhatan is facing Richmond City School of the Arts at the right time seeing as Richmond City School of the Arts is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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