Rappahannock County is 0-3 against The Covenant since October of 2022 but things could change on Friday. Rappahannock County are on the road again to play The Covenant Eagles at 3:15 p.m.
Rappahannock County is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Virginia Episcopal School, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Rappahannock County was ranked seventh). Rappahannock County lost 39-18 to Virginia Episcopal School on Saturday. Rappahannock County was down 33-12 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, The Covenant had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They took down the Gators 48-34. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their two-point performance the match before.
Rappahannock County's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for The Covenant, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
Rappahannock County might still be hurting after the 38-14 loss they got from The Covenant when the teams last played on October 11th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of The Covenant's Jonathan Newton, who rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 46 yards and a touchdown. Now that Rappahannock County 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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