Football Recap: Chapel Hill Bulldogs vs. Palestine Wildcats
Chapel Hill never let their opponents score on Friday. They breezed by the Palestine Wildcats on the road to the tune of 28-0. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 74th, while the Wildcats are ranked 567th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rickey Stewart continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 118 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 60 yards. Another back making a difference was Cazden Holton, who rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Chapel Hill's defense and their 5.5 sacks. In that department, Matthew Walker was the leader with two. Another thorn in Palestine's side was Trevor Brooks, who picked up a sack, forced two fumbles, and made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Chapel Hill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Palestine only rushed for 144.
Chapel Hill's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Palestine, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Chapel Hill will challenge Kilgore at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Chapel Hill is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.3 points per game this season. As for Palestine, they will face off against Lindale at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Palestine is facing Lindale at the right time seeing as Lindale is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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