The Strawberry Crest Chargers will head out to take on the Middleton Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Chargers fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Friday's season opener. They came out on top against East Bay by a score of 24-14 on Friday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Chargers as it put an end to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
The critical scores for Strawberry Crest came from Calvin Francis, Brice Schmidt, and Cam Crowe.
Strawberry Crest's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Jace Eldridge was especially locked on to East Bay's QB and sacked him twice. Strawberry Crest got some further help from Jake Curtin: he made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Middleton took care of business in their home opener on Friday. They walked away with a 35-28 win over Leto.
Aljavonnie T Daymon had a dynamite game for Middleton, rushing for 124 yards and four touchdowns. Jovaughn Dock also helped out as he racked up 106 rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Middleton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Leto only rushed for 64.
Strawberry Crest beat Middleton 20-7 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Strawberry Crest repeat their success, or does Middleton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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