Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chester). They took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 54-12 victory over the Union County Yellowjackets. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-0.
Trooper Floyd went supernova for Chester, throwing for 201 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes, while also rushing for 56 yards and a touchdown. Omari Pendergrass was in the mix too, providing Chester with two touchdowns.
Chester's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jakobe Starks and Zeke Evans. Chester got some further help from Terry Radford: he picked up a sack and made 15 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Chester was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
When it comes to explaining why Union County lost, don't look at Jakevious Jennings. Despite the final result, he rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Jennings a new career-high in rushing yards.
Chester's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Union County, they dropped their record down to 1-4 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Chester will square off against Keenan at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Chester's defense has only allowed 18 points per game this season, so Keenan's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Union County, they will face off against Clinton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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