With a playoff game on the line, Essex rose to the challenge on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Altavista Colonels with a sharp 30-8 win. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by 22 points or more this season.
The victory (which was Essex's eighth in a row) raised their record to 13-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 43.9 points. As for Altavista, their defeat ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-1.
Essex will take on Grayson County at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Essex: 4.5, Grayson County: 14) so any points scored will be well earned. Altavista does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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