Chinle has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Page Sand Devils at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Chinle finally turned things around against Ganado on Friday. They skirted past the Hornets 24-22.
Meanwhile, Page was able to grind out a solid victory over Winslow on Friday, taking the game 38-27.
Page found their leader in sophomore Renato Littleman, who rushed for 166 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.7 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Those 166 rushing yards gave Littleman a new career-high.
Littleman was just one part of a punishing run game: Page was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. That's a new trend for Page: they were averaging 96.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four contests they've averaged 154.5.
Page didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tsinajinnie Green and Caleb Nix. Page got some further help from Matthew Bishop: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Chinle's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Page, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Chinle came up short against Page when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 33-26. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Page's Tyree Stingley, who picked up 207 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Now that Chinle 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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