Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Western Albemarle). They blew past the Goochland Bulldogs, posting a 45-14 victory on the road. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
Gray Heilman was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns. 118 of those passing yards were hauled in by Andrew Azzato, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Western Albemarle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Western Albemarle wouldn't let Goochland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Parker Brown, Wells Kattmann, and Quinn Fusco picked up one apiece. Odin Erickson was another major factor on D, making 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Western Albemarle's win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-5. As for Goochland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-6.
Western Albemarle will look to defend their home field on Friday against Monticello at 7:00 p.m. Western Albemarle will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last. As for Goochland, they will head out to take on Orange County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Orange County knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Goochland likes a good challenge.
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