The Thomas Jefferson Vikings will head out to take on the Freeman Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Thomas Jefferson's defense has only allowed 11 points per game this season, so Freeman's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Thomas Jefferson is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 61 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Heritage on Friday. They took a 25-7 bruising from the Pioneers. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Pioneers are ranked 30th).
Joseph Robertson Jr
| 09/08/25 vs Armstrong (Kennedy) | 90 |
| 10/03/25 @ Heritage | 82 |
| 09/19/25 @ Hopewell | 71 |
| 09/26/25 vs Booker T. Washington | 68 |
| 09/12/25 @ Amelia County | 60 |
Despite their defeat, Thomas Jefferson saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Reginald Weston-Johnson, who rushed for 67 yards and one TD on only five carries, was perhaps the best of all. The Vikings also got a significant boost from Joseph Robertson Jr, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 82 yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Freeman). They never let J.R. Tucker get on the board and left with a 50-0 victory on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Mavericks considering their ten-point performance the contest before.
The win snapped Freeman's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record. As for Thomas Jefferson, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-2 record.
Thomas Jefferson was dealt a bruising 43-14 defeat at the hands of Freeman in their previous matchup back in September of 2016. Can the Vikings avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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