The Chowchilla Tribe will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Dos Palos Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Chowchilla is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Firebaugh. Chowchilla put the hurt on Firebaugh with a sharp 33-7 win on Friday. The score was close at the half, but the Tribe pulled away in the second half with 25 points.
Chowchilla's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Travis Selby led the charge by rushing for 105 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, while also picking up 31 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another rusher making a difference was Dwayne Hemphill, who rushed for 66 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
Hemphill wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Chowchilla was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Dos Palos gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They blew past Los Banos 30-7.
Chowchilla came up short against Dos Palos in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 29-21. Can Chowchilla avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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