The Calera Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Chilton County Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Calera will be strutting in after a win while Chilton County will be coming in after a loss.
Calera is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Brookwood with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 43-29.
Jordan Henderson
| 10/03/25 vs Brookwood | 182 |
| 08/22/25 @ Northridge | 111 |
| 09/12/25 @ Pelham | 83 |
| 08/29/25 vs Central | 81 |
| 09/06/24 @ Benjamin Russell | 79 |
Calera's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jordan Henderson, who rushed for 182 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and Jordan Ward, who rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Those 182 rushing yards gave Henderson a new career-high.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Calera was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Chilton County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were outmatched by Chelsea and fell 30-0. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 208th, while the Hornets are ranked 64th).
Chilton County's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Calera, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
Calera strolled past Chilton County in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 by a score of 35-21. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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