The Dan River Wildcats are headed away from home for the first time to challenge the Bassett Bengals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Dan River focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
Last Friday, Dan River had to suffer through a 58-13 loss at the hands of Magna Vista. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Dan River's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of D.J. Gregory, who rushed for 131 yards, and Kiyunn Myers, who rushed for 15 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Meanwhile, Bassett never let their opponents score on Friday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 51-0 victory over Patrick County. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Bengals had established a 44 point advantage.
Dan River's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Bassett, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Dan River might still be hurting after the 35-12 defeat they got from Bassett in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Dan River, Zycheus Hylton (who rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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