The Thomas Dale Knights and the Patrick Henry Patriots are set to duel on Friday. Thomas Dale will be strutting in after a victory while Patrick Henry will be coming in after a defeat.
Thomas Dale is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Meadowbrook with a sharp 42-21 win on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won three matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
Jaiden Hite was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. Malacai Swain was another key player, rushing for 104 yards on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Thomas Dale was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Thomas Dale's defense made their presence known, laying out Nekhi Baird. five times. In that department, Ryan Leinberger was the leader with two sacks.
Meanwhile, Patrick Henry entered their matchup against Atlee two weeks ago without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Patrick Henry and Atlee were almost perfectly matched up, but Patrick Henry suffered a 29-28 loss. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Thomas Dale now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Patrick Henry, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Thomas Dale was able to grind out a solid victory over Patrick Henry in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 28-17. Does Thomas Dale have another victory up their sleeve, or will Patrick Henry turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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