Rye Cove unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took a blow against the Lord Botetourt Cavaliers on Saturday, falling 49-12. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 232nd, while the Cavaliers are ranked 49th).
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rye Cove will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Grundy at 7:00 p.m. on September 5. As for Lord Botetourt, they will head out to square off against Rustburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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