Chester put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by the Red Bud Musketeers at home to the tune of 44-7. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 21-0.
It was another big night for Zain Al-Jassim, who threw for 265 yards and three touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Kolton Jany was another key player, gaining 138 total yards and a touchdown.
Chester didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Devante Palacio.
Chester's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Red Bud, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Chester will host Waterloo at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Waterloo knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Chester likes a good challenge. As for Red Bud, they will be playing in front of their home fans against East Alton-Wood River at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Red Bud is facing East Alton-Wood River at the right time seeing as East Alton-Wood River is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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