Football Preview: Cholla Chargers vs. Empire Ravens
The Cholla Chargers are taking a road trip to take on the Empire Ravens at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cholla is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Cholla is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Sahuarita on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cholla had to suffer through a 40-0 loss at the hands of Sahuarita. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Chargers haven't been shut out since back in August.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Empire's offense. They lost 20-0 to Amphitheater last Friday. The match marked the first time this year in which the Ravens were not able to get on the board.
Cholla's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Empire, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season.
Cholla came up short against Empire in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 21-10. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Empire's Ngonkra Fuangunyi, who rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Cholla knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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