Football Preview: Pleasant Home Eagles vs. Zion Chapel Rebels
After two games on the road, Pleasant Home is heading back home. They will welcome the Zion Chapel Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Pleasant Home's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Georgiana on Friday. They were outmatched by the Panthers on the road and fell 59-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Zion Chapel). They breezed by Barbour County to the tune of 42-6 on Friday. The victory was nothing new for the Rebels as they're now sitting on four straight.
Zion Chapel's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Joeb Bradley led the charge by rushing for 49 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Bradley a new career-high in rushing yards.
Zion Chapel was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Zion Chapel wouldn't let Barbour County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Memphis O'Quinn, Dylan Davis, and Bradley picked up one apiece.
Pleasant Home's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Zion Chapel, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Pleasant Home was taken down by Zion Chapel 39-6 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Pleasant Home, Mason Stuart (who rushed for 137 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 95 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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