Rappahannock County's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Greenbrier Christian Academy Gators at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Rappahannock County is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Chincoteague, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Rappahannock County was ranked sixth). Rappahannock County claimed a resounding 43-6 win over Chincoteague at home.
Meanwhile, Greenbrier Christian Academy never let their opponents score on Friday. They breezed by Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot on the road to the tune of 49-0. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Gators had established a 35 point advantage.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Tucker Basnight and he. Basnight rushed for 156 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry while he rushed for 156 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Greenbrier Christian Academy wouldn't let Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Greenbrier Christian Academy can thank Basnight and Blake Jennings for forcing all of them.
Rappahannock County's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Greenbrier Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to an identical 4-1.
Rappahannock County didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Greenbrier Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 40-35 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Greenbrier Christian Academy's DJ Caban, who rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Rappahannock County still be able to contain Caban? There's only one way to find out.
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