After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Nansemond-Suffolk Academy is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Collegiate Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Two weeks ago, Nansemond-Suffolk Academy got the win against Isle of Wight Academy by a conclusive 26-6.
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy had a senior duo take command as Vann Baggett threw for 280 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes and Greer Barclay picked up 152 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Madden Gilliatt, who picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Collegiate on the road against Goochland on Friday as the team secured a 42-7 win. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-7.
Collegiate had a senior duo take command as Xay Davis gained 132 total yards and four touchdowns and Jack Callaghan threw for 164 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes.
The victory got Nansemond-Suffolk Academy back to even at 1-1. As for Collegiate, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy came up short against Collegiate in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 31-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Callaghan, who rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 111 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Nansemond-Suffolk Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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