The Chesaning Indians will face off against 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 last Friday: put an end to Chesaning's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Chesaning breezed by Mt. Morris on the road to the tune of 54-23. 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.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Chesaning to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brayden Florian, who rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also picked 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. Maxwell Volk was another key signal caller, throwing for 201 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes.
Chesaning's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB ten times. 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 matchups.
Meanwhile, Birch Run won a match that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by New Lothrop 21-20.
Chesaning pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Birch Run, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
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