Football Preview: Chapin Eagles vs. White Knoll Timberwolves
After two games on the road, Chapin is heading back home. They will square off against the White Knoll Timberwolves at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Chapin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.9 points per game this season.
Chapin is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Irmo on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Chapin was dealt a 55-21 loss at the hands of Irmo. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked fifth).
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Brady Albro and Aaron (Aj) Brand Jr.. Brand Jr. had a great game and rushed for 263 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. Meanwhile, Albro did his best for the losing side, throwing for 268 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, White Knoll had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They were the clear victor by a 35-14 margin over Lexington on Friday. Considering the Timberwolves have won four contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
White Knoll now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Chapin, they dropped their record down to 4-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Chapin came up short against White Knoll when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 20-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of White Knoll's Landon Sharpe, who threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 81 yards. Now that Chapin knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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