Football Preview: Chapin Eagles vs. Dutch Fork Silver Foxes
Chapin is 0-7 against Dutch Fork since September of 2018 but things could change on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Chapin's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Chapin is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Summerville, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Chapin was ranked 23rd). Chapin came up short against Summerville last Friday, falling 53-32. The match marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Defeat or not, Chapin got some senior leadership from Brady Albro and Khalen Bostick. Albro threw for 425 yards and three touchdowns, while Bostick picked up 194 receiving yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Albro is now averaging an impressive 303 passing yards per game.
Meanwhile, Dutch Fork put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They really took it to Oceanside Collegiate Academy for the full four quarters, racking up a 51-0 win at home. The Silver Foxes' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a point in their last three games.
Ethan Offing continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 226 yards and a touchdown while completing 81.3% of his passes, and also punching in a rushing score. Isaac Shine helped Offing out on the ground, rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown.
The loss snapped Chapin's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record. As for Dutch Fork, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Chapin was taken down by Dutch Fork 41-8 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Chapin was down 20-0.
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