Football Preview: Chiefland Indians vs. Trenton Tigers
The Chiefland Indians are taking a road trip to challenge the Trenton Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Chiefland is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Chiefland's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by North Florida Educational Institute at home to the tune of 48-0. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while the Fighting Eagles are ranked 447th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Demorri Sweet, who rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Chiefland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 308 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 236 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Trenton came up short against Lake Weir on Friday and fell 27-16.
Chiefland's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Trenton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything went Chiefland's way against Trenton in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Chiefland made off with a 40-20 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Trenton's Jon Furst, who rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 33 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Chiefland to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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