The Chesaning Indians will challenge the Birch Run Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Chesaning: 14.2, Birch Run: 17.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
Birch Run is hoping to do what Mt. Morris couldn't on Friday: put an end to Chesaning's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Chesaning blew past Mt. Morris, posting a 54-23 victory on the road. Fans of the Indians have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Chesaning's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brayden Florian led the charge by rushing for 109 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, while also picking up 66 receiving yards and a touchdown. Florian's longest reception was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total. Another signal caller making a difference was Maxwell Volk, who threw for 201 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes.
Another reason for the win was Chesaning's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for ten sacks. Cal Frasier and Braydn Wendling were the leaders of the group effort as each produced three apiece. The dominant performance also gave Frasier a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Chesaning was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, in a tight matchup that could have gone either way, Birch Run made off with a 21-20 win over New Lothrop.
Chesaning pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Birch Run, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
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