Two dominant signal callers in Davian Stephenson and Noah Tasi are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Chowchilla Tribe will head out on the road to square off against the Coalinga Horned Toads at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Chowchilla comes in on eight and Coalinga on 11.
Chowchilla is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Cabrillo 49-23. Considering the Tribe have won ten contests by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Stephenson, who rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 85 yards and two touchdowns on only eight passes. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making six total tackles and defending a pass. Travis Selby was another key player, rushing for 96 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
Chowchilla was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 387 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in 17 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Chowchilla wouldn't let Cabrillo keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Chowchilla can thank Aaron Rivera and Dwayne Hemphill for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Coalinga gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, they made off with a 23-22 victory over Washington Union.
A big part of Coalinga's win came down to the chemistry between Tasi and his top target Dylan Teixeira. Tasi threw for 134 yards and two touchdowns while Teixeira picked up 30 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Coalinga pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.0 points per game. As for Chowchilla, their record now sits at 10-1.
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