Football Preview: Chisum Mustangs vs. Edgewood Bulldogs
The Chisum Mustangs are taking a road trip to challenge the Edgewood Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Chisum is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Chisum is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Harmony on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Chisum was outmatched by Harmony at home and fell 33-6.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Edgewood). They blew past Harmony, posting a 75-47 win. Considering the Bulldogs have won three games by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Edgewood's victory came down to the chemistry between Trevor Golightly and his top target Jathen Johnson. Golightly threw for 349 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt while Johnson picked up 177 receiving yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Johnson is now averaging an impressive 103.2 receiving yards per game. Lucas Pippin was another key player, rushing for 102 yards and a touchdown.
Chisum's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Edgewood, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Chisum lost to Edgewood on the road by a decisive 28-14 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2015. Can Chisum avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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