Football Recap: Walter Johnson Comes Up Short + How To Watch

For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Walter Johnson and Bethesda-Chevy Chase have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Friday. The Wildcats took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Barons. That's two games in a row now that the Wildcats have lost by exactly seven points.

Jake Forburger

Passer Rating

09/26/25 @ Wootton	157.5
10/10/25 @ Bethesda-Chevy Chase	123.6
09/05/25 @ Gaithersburg	116.7
09/19/25 vs Churchill	60.2
10/03/25 vs Seneca Valley	52.3
+ 1 more games

Despite the loss, Walter Johnson still got an impressive performance from Jake Forburger, who threw for 115 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also rushed for 35 yards. Forburger's passing game has become a key predictor of the Wildcats' success: the team is 2-1 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 0-3 otherwise.

Jaylen Ball had a dynamite game For Bethesda-Chevy Chase., rushing for 78 yards and two TDs on only six carries.

Walter Johnson suffered their first road defeat, dropping their record down to 2-4. As for Bethesda-Chevy Chase, the win got them back to even at 3-3.

Coming up, Walter Johnson will challenge Northwest at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Jaguars' defense has only allowed 15 points per game this season, so the Wildcats' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Bethesda-Chevy Chase, they will square off against Blake at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.