Hermitage suffered their biggest defeat since August 30th on Friday. They came up short against the Highland Springs Springers, falling 27-7. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Springers are ranked ninth).
Hermitage lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Benjamin Yeanay Jr., who threw for 192 yards and a touchdown on only 16 passes, and also rushed for 42 yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Hermitage and nudges their season record down to 5-4. As for Highland Springs, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-2.
Hermitage will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on J.R. Tucker at 7:00 p.m. on November 8th. As for Highland Springs, they will venture away from home to take on Varina at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Varina has won three straight at home, while Highland Springs won six straight on the road dating back to last season), something that'll have to change.
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