Rockbridge County is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Riverheads a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Rockbridge County Wildcats will look to defend their home field against the Riverheads Gladiators at 7:00 p.m. Rockbridge County has given up an average of 38 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Rockbridge County's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Wilson Memorial on Friday. They took a blow against the Green Hornets, falling 52-0. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 315th, while the Green Hornets are ranked 104th).
Meanwhile, Riverheads never let their opponents score on Friday. They claimed a resounding 35-0 victory over Fort Defiance. The high-scoring effort was just what the Gladiators needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jackson Fitzgerald and Preston McCauley. Fitzgerald rushed for 80 yards and one TD while McCauley rushed for 46 yards and one score.
Riverheads was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fort Defiance only rushed for 22.
The win got Riverheads back to even at 3-3. As for Rockbridge County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
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