Powhatan won the last time they faced Clover Hill, and things went their way on Friday too. The Powhatan Indians took their matchup with ease, bagging a 38-8 victory over the Clover Hill Cavaliers. Considering the Indians have won five contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Powhatan's win came down to the chemistry between Elliott Murphy and his top target Ben Whitver. Murphy threw for 102 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes while Whitver picked up 85 receiving yards and two touchdowns. What's more, Murphy also racked up 80 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September.
The victory made it two in a row for Powhatan and bumps their season record up to 5-4. As for Clover Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Powhatan will look to defend their home field on Friday against Richmond City School of the Arts at 7:00 p.m. Richmond City School of the Arts is coming into the game with eight straight losses on the road, meaning Powhatan will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Clover Hill, they will head out to face off against James River Midlothian at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Clover Hill is facing James River Midlothian at the right time seeing as James River Midlothian is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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