The Martinsburg Bulldogs will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Hurricane Redskins at 7:30 p.m. Martinsburg's defense has only allowed 7.6 points per game this season, so Hurricane's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Martinsburg is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Spring Mills, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Martinsburg was ranked first). Martinsburg managed a 17-12 win over Spring Mills two weeks ago. The 17-point effort marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Hurricane waltzed into their game last Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They strolled past the Patriots with points to spare, taking the game 37-21. Hurricane's victory was all the more impressive since the Patriots were averaging only 13.44 points allowed on the season.
A big part of Hurricane's win came down to the chemistry between Noah Vellaithambi and his top target Ja?Lei Burnette. Vellaithambi threw for 270 yards and three touchdowns while Burnette picked up 121 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Vellaithambi has been hot , having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last seven times he's played.
Martinsburg pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.3 points per game. As for Hurricane, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
Everything came up roses for Martinsburg against Hurricane when the teams last played back in November of 2018, as the team secured a 35-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Martinsburg since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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