After each having a week off, the Chowchilla Tribe and the Riverdale Cowboys will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Chowchilla is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Chowchilla is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Boron 61-14 at home last Friday. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 47-0.
Dwayne Hemphill and Davian Stephenson were among the main playmakers for Chowchilla as the former rushed for 89 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries and the latter rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown. Hemphill didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble, made two total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defended a pass. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Andrew Reardon, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Chowchilla was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 266 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Chowchilla wouldn't let Boron keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Chowchilla can thank Alejandro Molina and Hemphill for forcing both of them. That's the most rushing yards Hemphill has posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Riverdale lost 35-13 to Minarets last Friday.
Riverdale might have lost, but man, Xaidyn Camacho was a machine: he rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also threw for 125 yards and a touchdown while completing 81.8% of his passes.
Chowchilla's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Riverdale, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Chowchilla has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 350.2 total yards per game. It's a different story for Riverdale, though, as they've been averaging only 248.6. Will Chowchilla be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Riverdale flip the script?
Everything came up roses for Chowchilla against Riverdale when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 46-6 win. In that contest, Chowchilla amassed a halftime lead of 46-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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