Football Preview: Reagan Rattlers vs. Churchill Chargers
Reagan is 10-0 against Churchill since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Reagan Rattlers will be playing at home against the Churchill Chargers at 7:30 p.m. Reagan is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.9 points per game this season.
Reagan's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by LEE on the road to the tune of 54-0. The Rattlers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 22 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Reagan to victory, but perhaps none more so than Caleb Cappuccio, who threw for 140 yards and three touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 51 yards on only five carries. The dominant performance gave Cappuccio a new career-high in rushing yards. Rayshun Hurt was another key player, picking up 122 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Reagan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 317 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Churchill, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 28-14 victory over SA Roosevelt on Friday.
Churchill found their leader in underclassman Kalobe Rond, who rushed for 180 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Those 180 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Rond. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Pavlicek, who rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Reagan's win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-3. As for Churchill, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Reagan has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 206.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Churchill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 202.9. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Reagan against Churchill when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 38-0 victory. Does Reagan have another victory up their sleeve, or will Churchill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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