James Madison is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Freedom is on a ten-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The James Madison Warhawks will take on the Freedom Eagles at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but James Madison had no problem doing just that on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with a 31-7 victory. James Madison's win was all the more impressive since Westfield was averaging only 12 points allowed on the season.
Dominic Knicely continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 149 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Knicely was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 61 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Cael Yates, who threw for 77 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Freedom faced Battlefield in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Freedom claimed a resounding 50-7 victory over Battlefield on the road. Freedom's win was all the more impressive since Battlefield was averaging only 10.08 points allowed on the season.
It was another big night for Tristan Evans-Trujillo, who threw for 209 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Evans-Trujillo is absolutely dominating the passing touchdown category: he's posted at least three every time he's taken the field this season.
Their wins bumped James Madison to 12-1 and Westfield to 9-4.
James Madison was dealt a bruising 48-14 defeat at the hands of Freedom when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Will James Madison have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other football content.
