Chatham hasn't had much luck against Gretna recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Chatham Cavaliers will welcome the Gretna Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Chatham managed to keep up with Dan River until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Chatham lost 53-32 to Dan River. The Cavaliers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Gretna, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They claimed a resounding 38-6 victory over Nelson County. Considering the Hawks have won four games by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Gretna to victory, but perhaps none more so than Khalil Waller, who rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Rayshaun Logan, who threw for 184 yards on 17 of 28 attempts.
Gretna didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jayden Smith and Tysen Miller. Smith also made four total tackles, which is notable because Gretna is 4-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise. Another thorn in Nelson County's side was Reneer Jones, who made 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Chatham now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Gretna, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3.
Chatham was taken down by Gretna 44-7 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Chatham, Melvin Wooden (who threw for 287 yards and five touchdowns while completing 77.3% 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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