Football Game Preview: Hopewell Blue Devils vs. Petersburg Crimson Wave + Official Tickets

Hopewell has gone 9-1 against Petersburg recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Blue Devils will challenge the Crimson Wave at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Hopewell is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 27-14 win over New Kent.

AJ Monroe

Rushing Yards (Career)

11/14/25 @ New Kent	237
10/10/25 @ Colonial Heights	101
10/17/25 vs Prince George	96
10/30/25 vs Matoaca	81
11/07/25 @ Thomas Dale	51

It was another big night for AJ Monroe, who rushed for 237 yards and four scores while picking up 11.9 yards per carry. Those 237 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Hopewell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in four consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Petersburg was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past York 40-7. The result was nothing new for the Crimson Wave, who have now won four matchups by 24 points or more so far this season.

Hopewell better focus on containing Geonte Lewis and Kemonie Pebbles as the pair were huge in Petersburg's win. Lewis rushed for 82 yards and three TDs, while Pebbles threw for 160 yards and one touchdown while completing 82.4% of his passes. Another big playmaker for Petersburg was Xavier King, who returned a punt for a touchdown.

Petersburg has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.8 points on average over those games. As for Hopewell, their record is now 5-6.

Hopewell came up short against Petersburg when the teams last played back in October, falling 20-12. Can the Blue Devils avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.