Eastwood has gone 4-0 against Chapin recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Eastwood Troopers will be defending their home-field for the first timethey go up against the Chapin Huskies at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Eastwood is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They had to suffer through a 71-14 loss at the hands of St. John Bosco. While losing is never fun, the Troopers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 256th in Texas, while the Braves are ranked third in California).
Eastwood might have lost, but man, Jude Walker was a machine: he picked up 126 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Walker was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 58 yards.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 56-14, which was the final score in Chapin's tilt against Franklin on Saturday. The loss continues a trend for the Huskies in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost three in a row.
Chapin's defeat came about despite a quality game from Daveon Singleton, who picked up 27 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Chapin also got help from Carey Wade, who showed off his sure hands for 82 receiving yards.
Everything came up roses for Eastwood against Chapin in their previous meeting back in October of 2019 as the team secured a 35-0 win. Does Eastwood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chapin turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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