On Friday Matoaca will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Dinwiddie Generals at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Matoaca is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 50-21 win over Prince George. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Royals are ranked 124th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Bryce Yates, who threw for 310 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 15.5 yards per attempt. Dillon Newton-Short was another key pass catcher, picking up 158 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Dinwiddie had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They never let the Monarchs onto the board and left with a 56-0 victory.
Joshua Adams was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also caught a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Mickiel Johnson, who rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns.
Dinwiddie was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Matoaca's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. As for Dinwiddie, their record now sits at 8-1.
Matoaca suffered a grim 49-28 defeat to Dinwiddie in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Can Matoaca avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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