The Colonial Heights Colonials will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Thomas Jefferson Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Colonial Heights will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Last Friday, Colonial Heights didn't have too much trouble with Petersburg as they won 33-14.
Meanwhile, Thomas Jefferson put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down Armstrong (Kennedy) 28-14. The 28-point effort marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Rashaud Cherry continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 130 yards on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 50 yards and a touchdown while completing 77.8% of his passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 102.1 rushing yards per game. Malik Porter also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Thomas Jefferson's victory was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. As for Colonial Heights, their win bumped their record up to 4-5.
Colonial Heights lost to Thomas Jefferson on the road by a decisive 23-7 margin when the teams last played back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cherry, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 147 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes. Now that Colonial Heights knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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