The Chamberlain Storm will head out on the road to square off against the Spoto Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Chamberlain is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Sickles 47-17 at home on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Jaiden Everett and Elijah Leaver were among the main playmakers for Chamberlain as the former rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.8 yards per carry and the latter threw for 100 yards and three touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Chamberlain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Chamberlain's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Xavier Ether led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, Spoto got themselves on the board against King on Friday, but King never followed suit. They breezed by the Lions on the road to the tune of 57-0.
Z'Orey Cotton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 291 yards and four touchdowns on only six carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jesse Harden, who picked up 175 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Spoto's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB six times. King's QB won't forget Nasir Foster anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Chamberlain's record is now 3-1. As for Spoto, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Chamberlain has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 150.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Spoto struggles in that department as they've been averaging 261. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Chamberlain against Spoto in their previous matchup back in October of 2018 as the team secured a 46-12 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Spoto's Kobe Smith, who rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Chamberlain to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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