Football Preview: Southern Bulldogs vs. Chesapeake Cougars
Southern is 0-9 against Chesapeake since November of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Southern Bulldogs will challenge the Chesapeake Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Southern will bounce into Friday's match after beating Northeast, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Everything went Southern's way against Northeast on Friday as Southern made off with a 35-13 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Bulldogs have posted since September 14, 2023.
It was another big night for Lj Evans, who rushed for 369 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.2 yards per carry. Those 369 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Southern was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 448 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chesapeake). They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 51-7 win over Watkins Mill. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Wolverines are ranked 214th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Southern's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Chesapeake, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Southern was taken down by Chesapeake 45-7 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Southern was down 31-0.
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