Football Preview: Chester Clippers vs. Penn Wood Patriots
Chester and Penn Wood are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2015, but not for long. The Chester Clippers will square off against the Penn Wood Patriots at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Chester has five straight wins, Penn Wood has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Chester is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on the road on Saturday with ease, bagging a 64-0 victory over Interboro. Considering the Clippers have won six matches by more than 24 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Jalen Harris continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 250 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Nahree Melvin helped Harris out on the ground, picking up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Chester was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Chester didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jah'Si Crew, Larry Mcdaniel, and Sire Hall picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, a win for Penn Wood just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Jersey Shore 42-8. The Patriots were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-0.
Chester pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Penn Wood, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Everything came up roses for Chester against Penn Wood when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 44-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Chester since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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