Page is 7-0 against Chinle since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Page Sand Devils are taking a road trip to face off against the Chinle Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Page is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.4 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Page beat Winslow 38-27.
Renato Littleman had a dynamite game for Page, rushing for 166 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.7 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown. Those 166 rushing yards gave Littleman a new career-high.
Page was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 96.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four contests they've averaged 154.5.
Page didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tsinajinnie Green and Caleb Nix. Page got some further help from Matthew Bishop: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Chinle came into Friday's game having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Ganado on Friday, sneaking past 24-22.
Page is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Chinle, their record now sits at 4-5.
Page beat Chinle 33-26 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Page since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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