The Kilgore Bulldogs are taking a road trip to challenge the Chapel Hill Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Kilgore will head out to face Chapel Hill after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Kilgore fell just short of Henderson by a score of 27-24. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Bulldogs came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Lions are ranked 137th).
Meanwhile, Chapel Hill owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They claimed a resounding 28-0 victory over Palestine on the road. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
It was another big night for Rickey Stewart, who rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Cazden Holton, who rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Chapel Hill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Palestine only rushed for 144.
Chapel Hill wouldn't let Palestine keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Chapel Hill can thank Trevor Brooks and Jamison Fasulo for forcing all of them.
Kilgore's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Chapel Hill, their win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Kilgore couldn't quite finish off Chapel Hill when the teams last played back in December of 2023 and fell 21-19. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stewart, who rushed for 230 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Now that Kilgore knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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