L.C. Bird is 8-0 against Richmond City School of the Arts since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The L.C. Bird Skyhawks will be playing at home against the Richmond City School of the Arts Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. L.C. Bird's defense has only allowed 6.8 points per game this season, so Richmond City School of the Arts' offense will have their work cut out for them.
L.C. Bird is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Clover Hill 79-0 at home on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Skyhawks, who have now won three contests by 25 points or more so far this season.
Sirpaul Cheeks was his usual excellent self, rushing for 136 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, while also catching a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 70 yards. Corey Holland was another key rusher, rushing for 100 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
L.C. Bird wouldn't let Clover Hill keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. L.C. Bird can thank Jeremiah Davis and Jaqui Vaughan for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Clover Hill's side was Daishawn Williams, who picked up a sack and made two total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, L.C. Bird was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 338 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 228 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Richmond City School of the Arts fell victim to Huguenot and their airtight defense on Saturday. They were dealt a 67-0 defeat at the hands of the Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 292nd, while the Falcons are ranked 20th).
L.C. Bird's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Richmond City School of the Arts, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Everything came up roses for L.C. Bird against Richmond City School of the Arts in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 30-0 victory. Will L.C. Bird repeat their success, or does Richmond City School of the Arts have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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