The Patrick Henry Patriots and the Thomas Dale Knights are set to duel on Friday. Patrick Henry is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Patrick Henry will head out to face Thomas Dale after giving up their first home loss of the season two weeks ago. Patrick Henry was just a hair shy of victory and fell 29-28 to Atlee.
Thomas Dale never got on the board in their matchup two weeks ago, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Meadowbrook last Friday. They put the hurt on the Monarchs with a sharp 42-21 victory. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Monarchs are ranked 187th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jaiden Hite had a dynamite game for Thomas Dale, rushing for 109 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. Malacai Swain was another key player, rushing for 104 yards on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Thomas Dale was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Thomas Dale's defense made their presence known, laying out Nekhi Baird. five times. Meadowbrook's QB won't forget Ryan Leinberger anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Patrick Henry's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Thomas Dale, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Patrick Henry came up short against Thomas Dale when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 28-17. Thankfully for Patrick Henry, Nick Tyree (who rushed for 188 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries) 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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