On Friday Lightridge will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Briar Woods Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Lightridge finally turned things around against Stone Bridge on Friday. They walked away with a 21-14 victory over the Bulldogs.
Meanwhile, Briar Woods waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Panthers 32-0 at home. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Panthers are ranked 198th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Briar Woods' win came down to the chemistry between Brady Carmical and his top target Colin Capistrant. Carmical threw for 238 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes while Capistrant picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Briar Woods' defense made their presence known, laying out the QB seven times. The heavy lifting was done by Lucas Roser and Aidan Schaal, who racked up five sacks between them. Schaal is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Lightridge's victory bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Briar Woods, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Things could have been worse for Lightridge, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 34-20 loss to Briar Woods in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carmical, who threw for 175 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes, and also rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown. Now that Lightridge knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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