Wilson Memorial hasn't had much luck against Riverheads recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Wilson Memorial Green Hornets will head out to square off against the Riverheads Gladiators at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, everything went Wilson Memorial's way against Western Albemarle as Wilson Memorial made off with a 33-7 win. Given the Green Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Warriors are ranked 269th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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 Riverheads on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Rocktown out of the water with a 48-6 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Gladiators had established a 35 point advantage.
The victory made it two in a row for Wilson Memorial and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Riverheads, their win bumped their record up to an identical 3-1.
Wilson Memorial was dealt a bruising 37-0 loss at the hands of Riverheads in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Wilson Memorial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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