If Mecklenburg County was feeling good fresh off their 47-14 takedown of Brunswick last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Phoenix fell just short of the Hopewell Blue Devils by a score of 16-14 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 217th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 86th).
Mecklenburg County's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Hopewell, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Coming up, Mecklenburg County will head out on the road to square off against Amherst County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Hopewell, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Thomas Jefferson at 7:00 p.m. on the 19th.
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