The Kilgore Bulldogs will square off against the Chapel Hill Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Kilgore is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Navasota 62-7. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Rattlers are ranked 322nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Chapel Hill came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Spartans 28-3. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by exactly 25 points.
Damarcion Blaylock had a dynamite game for Chapel Hill, rushing for 61 yards, while also catching a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Blaylock a new career-high in rushing yards. Chapel Hill also got a significant boost from Rickey Stewart, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 94 yards.
Chapel Hill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Stafford only rushed for 30.
The win (which was Kilgore's seventh in a row) raised their record to 11-2. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.9 points per game. As for Chapel Hill, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Kilgore against Chapel Hill in their previous matchup back in October, as the squad secured a 42-7 victory. Will Kilgore repeat their success, or does Chapel Hill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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