The Mecklenburg County Phoenix will venture away from home to face off against the Magna Vista Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Mecklenburg County lost to George Washington at home by a 46-27 margin. While losing is never fun, the Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Eagles are ranked 49th).
Mecklenburg County's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Burdell Haskins, who picked up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Jackson Gray, who threw for 205 yards and two touchdowns.
Mecklenburg County wouldn't let George Washington keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Javontae Haskins, Chasen Richardson, and Dre Watson picked up one apiece. Haskins has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last four times he's played.
Meanwhile, Magna Vista waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Comets 49-10. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 25 points or more this season.
Magna Vista's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.8 points per game. As for Mecklenburg County, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
Mecklenburg County was taken down by Magna Vista 55-27 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Can Mecklenburg County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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