On Friday, Chatfield faced Eaglecrest in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Chatfield Chargers walked away with a 23-16 victory over the Eaglecrest Raptors. The Chargers' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Chatfield's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cash Williams, who threw for 160 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Williams a new career-high in rushing yards. Cory Bahl handled things on the ground, rushing for 102 yards.
Chatfield's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Riley Suddath and Hunter Balderston. Balderston is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last ten games he's played dating back to last season. Chatfield got some further help from Aidan Nesheim: he picked up two sacks and made five total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Chatfield's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Eaglecrest, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Chatfield will look to defend their home field on Friday against Brighton at 7:30 p.m. As for Eaglecrest, they will take on Denver East at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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