The Stafford Spartans will venture away from home to square off against the Chapel Hill Bulldogs at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Stafford is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
Stafford is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They slipped by Pine Tree 14-13.
Stafford didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jeremiah Bazile, Darius Sims, and Brian O'Neal picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Chapel Hill's offense rose to the challenge against a Colts defense that boasted an average of only 10.42 points allowed on Thursday. Everything went Chapel Hill's way against Worthing as Chapel Hill made off with a 49-24 win. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won five matchups by 25 points or more so far this season.
Rickey Stewart continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 128 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Malik Gee, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Chapel Hill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 300 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 222 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Chapel Hill has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.8 points per game. As for Stafford, their record now sits at 8-4.
Stafford suffered a grim 40-14 defeat to Chapel Hill in their previous meeting back in November of 2020. Thankfully for Stafford, Cameron Ford (who rushed for 226 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 169 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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