Football Preview: Burges Mustangs vs. Chapin Huskies
The Burges Mustangs will square off against the Chapin Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Burges will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up ten points last Friday, then bounced right back against Jefferson on Friday. Burges breezed by Jefferson on the road to the tune of 41-12.
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. Another player making a difference was Jayden Bowser, who picked up 140 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Burges was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jefferson only rushed for 93.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Chapin over Andress in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. 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 match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 31-0.
Chapin's victory 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. Evan Rivera was another key player, throwing for 278 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
The win got Burges back to even at 2-2. As for Chapin, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Burges was taken down by Chapin 42-7 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Burges avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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