Hermitage has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Freeman Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. Hermitage has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 143 points over their last three contests.
Hermitage's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Deep Run 75-0 on the road. The Panthers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Hermitage can attribute much of their success to Benjamin Yeanay Jr., who threw for 241 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes, and Earlonte' Winston, who rushed for 176 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. With that strong performance, Winston is now averaging an impressive 110.8 rushing yards per game. Andre Clarke was Yeanay Jr.'s top target, picking up 105 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Freeman has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 15 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They came up short against Glen Allen, falling 34-13. The match marked the Mavericks' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Hermitage's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Freeman, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 4-2.
Hermitage came up short against Freeman in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 46-41. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Freeman's Butter Stephenson, who rushed for 227 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. Now that Hermitage knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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