Matoaca has relied on a stalwart defense averaging ten points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They fell to the Dinwiddie Generals 45-39. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Generals recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Despite the loss, Matoaca still got an impressive performance from Bryce Yates, who rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 271 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Yates a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Montino Williams Jr, who picked up 128 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Matoaca didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Yates, Caljuan Tucker, Demarcus Sharper, and Dillon Newton-Short picked up one apiece.
Matoaca's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-1. As for Dinwiddie, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
As of now, neither Matoaca nor Dinwiddie have any future games scheduled.
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