The Orange County Fighting Hornets will head out on the road to square off against the Monticello Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Orange County took their matchup with ease, bagging a 47-13 win over Goochland. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Fighting Hornets.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Monticello on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Western Albemarle out of the water with a 54-14 final score. The Mustangs pushed the score to 40-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors had no chance of recovering from.
Orange County's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Monticello, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-2.
Orange County came up short against Monticello in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 27-22. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Monticello's Terrence Early, who rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Now that Orange County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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