Highland Springs is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Varina is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Highland Springs Springers will take on the Varina Blue Devils at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Highland Springs has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 236 points over their last five matchups.
Highland Springs put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Hermitage 36-6 on the road. With Highland Springs ahead 29-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Varina won a game that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Hermitage 7-6. Given Varina's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked seventh, while Hermitage is ranked 61st), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Their wins lifted both teams to an identical 7-1.
Everything came up roses for Highland Springs against Varina in their previous matchup back in November of 2022 as the team secured a 29-0 win. Does Highland Springs have another victory up their sleeve, or will Varina turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.