Football Preview: Douglas County Huskies vs. Chatfield Chargers
The Douglas County Huskies will challenge the Chatfield Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Douglas County: 14.5, Chatfield: 13.5) so any points scored will be well earned.
Douglas County's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when Castle View offense got past them. Douglas County came up short against Castle View on Thursday, falling 37-16. The contest was a 16-16 toss-up at halftime, but the Huskies couldn't quite close it out.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Nolan Case, who picked up 112 receiving yards, and also rushed for 31 yards. His longest reception was for an incredible 76 yards.
Meanwhile, Chatfield put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Brighton with a sharp 23-3 win. 23 seems to be a good number for the Chargers as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Chatfield's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cash Williams, who rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 54 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Williams a new career-high in rushing yards. Backing up that air attack was Cory Bahl, who rushed for 116 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Chatfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Having lost for the first time this season, Douglas County fell to 3-1. As for Chatfield, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Douglas County ended up a good deal behind Chatfield when the teams last played back in October of 2014, losing 46-27. Will Douglas County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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