The Bethesda-Chevy Chase Barons will take on the Blake Bengals at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bethesda-Chevy Chase took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 28-21 victory over Walter Johnson. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Jaylen Ball was a one-man wrecking crew as he rushed for 78 yards and two scores on only six carries. Those rushing touchdowns marked the first that he has punched in this season.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Bethesda-Chevy Chase was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 323 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2024.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Blake on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Magruder out of the water with a 49-7 final score. The Bengals haven't had any issues with the Colonels recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Blake's win came from a few key players Bethesda-Chevy Chase will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Tatum Bell, who rushed for 57 yards, and also picked up 48 receiving yards.
The victory got Bethesda-Chevy Chase back to even at 3-3. As for Blake, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Bethesda-Chevy Chase beat Blake 14-7 when the teams last played back in August of 2017. Do the Barons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bengals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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