The Poolesville Falcons are taking a road trip to take on the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Barons at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Poolesville's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Walkersville on Thursday. They took a blow against the Lions, falling 70-0. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 185th, while the Lions are ranked 48th).
Meanwhile, Bethesda-Chevy Chase didn't have done well against Churchill recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Bethesda-Chevy Chase walked away with a 20-13 victory over Churchill. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Barons.
Gabe Eisler was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, taking off on a dash for 66 yards. Lucas Scribner was another key back, rushing for 54 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Bethesda-Chevy Chase was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Churchill only rushed for 62.
Poolesville's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Bethesda-Chevy Chase, their record is now 2-0.
Poolesville took a serious blow against Bethesda-Chevy Chase in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 41-13. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Poolesville was down 34-7.
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