The Eastern View Cyclones will venture away from home to square off against the Huguenot Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Eastern View's win against Courtland wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. Eastern View came out on top in a nail-biter against Courtland on Friday, sneaking past 23-21. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cyclones.
Meanwhile, Huguenot put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They strolled past Monacan with points to spare, taking the game 40-23. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Chiefs are ranked 145th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Huguenot's success was spearheaded by the efforts of John Washington, who rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and Linwood Johnson, who threw for 215 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes. Another player making a difference was Michael Dabney Jr., who picked up 87 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Huguenot's defense and their 5.5 sacks. In that department, Jamar Leeper was the leader with three.
Eastern View pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.6 points per game. As for Huguenot, their record now sits at 10-0.
Eastern View was dealt a bruising 53-13 defeat at the hands of Huguenot in their previous meeting back in September. Can Eastern View avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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