The Chatfield Chargers will head out on the road to face off against the Douglas County Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Chatfield is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
If Chatfield beats Douglas County with 23 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Chatfield put the hurt on Brighton with a sharp 23-3 victory on Friday. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Bulldogs are ranked 47th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Chatfield to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cash Williams, who rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 54 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Williams a new career-high in rushing yards. Chatfield also got a significant boost from Cory Bahl, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 116 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Chatfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Douglas County's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Thursday. They lost 37-16 to Castle View. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Huskies, who until this match were averaging 14.5 points allowed.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Nolan Case, who picked up 112 receiving yards, and also rushed for 31 yards. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 76 yards.
Chatfield's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Douglas County, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Chatfield strolled past Douglas County in their previous meeting back in October of 2014 by a score of 46-27. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Douglas County's Rope Ruel, who rushed for 180 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Chatfield to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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