Bayard Rustin is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Chester is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Bayard Rustin Golden Knights will welcome the Chester Clippers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Bayard Rustin humbled Oxford with a 42-7 victory. Given the Golden Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Hornets are ranked 257th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Chester was fully in charge on Saturday, breezing past Upper Moreland 48-14. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-7.
Chester can attribute much of their success to Jalen Harris, who threw for 105 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and Larry Mcdaniel, who rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Chester didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jerrell Palmer, Nahree Melvin, and Daron Harris picked up one apiece. Palmer is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 23 games he's played dating back to last season.
Bayard Rustin's victory bumped their record up to 10-1. As for Chester, their win bumped their record up to an identical 10-1.
Bayard Rustin came up short against Chester when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 26-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mcdaniel, who rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Now that Bayard Rustin knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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