Rustburg is on a four-game streak of home losses, and Amherst County a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Rustburg Red Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Amherst County Lancers at 7:00 p.m. Rustburg has given up an average of 34.9 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Rustburg came up short against Glass on Friday, falling 32-7. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 224th, while the Hilltoppers are ranked 77th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Amherst County). They blew past Liberty 74-6 on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Lancers in their matchups with the Minutemen: they've now won six in a row.
Rustburg better keep an eye on Jaheim Jones. He was instrumental in Amherst County's win, rushing for 149 yards and three TDs on only six carries, while also throwing for 245 yards and five touchdowns on perfect 8-for-8 passing. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 79 yards. Kenyon Thompson was another key player, picking up 100 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Amherst County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 344 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2024.
Rustburg's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Amherst County, their win bumped their record up to 3-6.
Rustburg didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Amherst County in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, but they still walked away with a 21-17 victory. Will the Red Devils repeat their success, or do the Lancers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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