The Chatfield Chargers will square off against the Denver East Angels at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither Chatfield nor Denver East posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Chatfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Ralston Valley, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Chatfield was ranked tenth). Chatfield fell just short of Ralston Valley by a score of 15-12 on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Chargers in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now lost six in a row.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Cash Williams and Zeke Andrews. Andrews had a great game and rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Williams was balling out in the loss, rushing for 79 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
Even if they lost, Chatfield's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Aidan Nesheim was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. Another thorn in Ralston Valley's side was Caleb Espinosa, who made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Denver East has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 10.5 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Saturday. They lost 34-9 to Columbine. That makes it the first time this season the Angels have let down their home crowd.
The defeat snapped Chatfield's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-1 record. As for Denver East, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2.
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