With a playoff game on the line, Chapel Hill rose to the challenge on Friday. They came out on top against the Hargrave Falcons by a score of 44-35. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Falcons are ranked 216th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rickey Stewart continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 331 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Malik Gee, who rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Chapel Hill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 519 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Chapel Hill wouldn't let Hargrave keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Chapel Hill can thank Trevor Brooks and Joshua Castaneda for forcing both of them. Castaneda also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
Chapel Hill has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.3 points per game. As for Hargrave, their loss dropped their record down to 9-2.
Chapel Hill is on the road again on Thursday to play Worthing at 7:00 p.m. Worthing will roll in looking for their 12th straight win, something Chapel Hill surely won't give up without a fight. Hargrave does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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