Loudoun Valley has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Friday. They will head out to challenge the Loudoun County Captains at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Loudoun Valley's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Broad Run 38-0 at home. The Vikings pushed the score to 35-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Spartans had no chance of recovering from.
Loudoun Valley can attribute much of their success to Macklin Gaffney, who rushed for 68 yards and two touchdowns, and Ethan Lafollette, who rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown. Brayden Supplee got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Loudoun County). They blew past Dominion 58-20 at home on Friday. Given the Captains' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Titans are ranked 267th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Loudoun Valley now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Loudoun County, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Loudoun Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Loudoun County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 27-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for Loudoun Valley since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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