Chester never let their opponents score on Friday. They blew past the Eau Claire Shamrocks 56-0 on the road. The Cyclones' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Trooper Floyd was his usual excellent self, throwing for 151 yards and three touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 30 yards and a touchdown. Omari Pendergrass was another key player, picking up 74 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Chester's defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Luke Reed with two. Chester got some further help from Terry Radford: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Chester was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Chester's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Eau Claire, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-6.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Fairfield Central the next time they take the field. Chester will head out to face Fairfield Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while Eau Claire will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
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