The James Wood Colonels will challenge the Handley Judges at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
James Wood is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Kettle Run just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They were dealt a 54-14 defeat at the hands of the Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Colonels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Cougars are ranked 29th).
Meanwhile, Handley never let their opponents score on Friday. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 41-0 win over Brentsville District. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Judges just coasted through the last quarter.
Having lost for the first time this season, James Wood fell to 3-1. As for Handley, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 3-1.
James Wood lost to Handley on the road by a decisive 42-28 margin when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can James Wood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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