The Cave Spring Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Lord Botetourt Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cave Spring hadn't beaten Christiansburg on the road since September 30, 2016 but that history sure didn't bother them two weeks ago. The Knights blew past the Blue Demons 28-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Knights have posted against the Blue Demons since October 27, 2017.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Lord Botetourt and Northside, and Lord Botetourt kept the tradition alive. The Cavaliers walked away with a 28-21 win over the Vikings on Friday. The Cavaliers pushed the score to 28-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Vikings cut but never quite recovered from.
Cave Spring better keep an eye on Aaron Lyle. He was instrumental in Lord Botetourt's win, rushing for 114 yards and one TD on only 13 carries. Those 114 rushing yards gave Lyle a new career-high.
Lord Botetourt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northside only rushed for 101.
The victory made it two in a row for Cave Spring and bumps their season record up to 4-6. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.0 points over those games. As for Lord Botetourt, their record now sits at 7-3.
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