The Burges Mustangs will face off against the Chapin Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Burges will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up ten points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Jefferson on Friday. Burges claimed a resounding 41-12 victory over Jefferson on the road.
Burges' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Marcus Sanchez led the charge by throwing for 238 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Jayden Bowser, who picked up 140 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Burges was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jefferson only rushed for 93.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Chapin's strategy against Andress on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Chapin blew Andress out of the water with a 54-8 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 31-0.
Chapin got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Daveon Singleton out in front who rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 40 receiving yards. Singleton's longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Evan Rivera was another key player, throwing for 278 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Chapin's defense and their seven sacks. Andress' QB won't forget Nathan Herndon anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Herndon is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
The victory got Burges back to even at 2-2. As for Chapin, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Burges was dealt a bruising 42-7 defeat at the hands of Chapin in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Burges avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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