The Pahokee Blue Devils will face off against the Chipley Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pahokee will be strutting in after a win while Chipley will be coming in after a loss.
Pahokee's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Thursday. They blew past Forest Hill 27-0. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 174th, while the Falcons are ranked 370th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Samuel Arnold had a dynamite game for Pahokee, rushing for 106 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Arnold's longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Herbert Crawford, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Pahokee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches.
Pahokee didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Zachary Mitchell, Sam Edwards, and J?Tavious Jones picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Chipley's good fortune finally ran out two weeks ago. They had to suffer through a 48-7 loss at the hands of Lafayette. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Tigers, who until this contest were averaging 13.89 points allowed.
Pahokee has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.8 points per game. As for Chipley, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Pahokee has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 384.2 total yards per game. It's a different story for Chipley, though, as they've been averaging only 217. Will Pahokee be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Chipley flip the script? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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