The Lord Botetourt Cavaliers on the road Friday knocked off the Riverheads Gladiators 35-21 as the Gladiators were chasing history.
A week after tying the 11 year old VHSL record for consecutive wins with Phoebus High School in Hampton, at 52 consecutive victories, the Gladiators found themselves one win away from owning the all-time VHSL win streak.
However, the Cavaliers had other plans in mind. The Cavaliers did not want to be on the wrong side of history, so they put themselves on the right side of it by winning a big road game against the Gladiators.
Not only did the VHSL’s longest win streak snap, the nation’s longest win streak also was broken. And for now De La Salle High School in Concord, CA can know that their record of 151 straight wins won’t be touched any time soon.
Phoebus and the Gladiators will remain tied for the most VHSL consecutive wins at 52.
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