Football Preview: Chapin Huskies vs. Burges Mustangs
The Chapin Huskies are taking a road trip to face off against the Burges Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Chapin is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Andress: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Chapin blew Andress out of the water with a 54-8 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Huskies had established a 39 point advantage.
Chapin's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Daveon Singleton, who rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 40 receiving yards. Singleton's longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Carey Wade was in the mix too, providing Chapin with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Chapin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Burges humbled Jefferson with a 41-12 victory.
Burges' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Marcus Sanchez led the charge by throwing for 238 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Bowser, who picked up 140 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
The victory got Chapin back to even at 2-2. As for Burges, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Chapin against Burges in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as the squad secured a 42-7 victory. Will Chapin repeat their success, or does Burges have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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