Goshen has gone 8-0 against Zion Chapel recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Goshen Eagles will head out to take on the Zion Chapel Rebels at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Goshen is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Alabama Christian Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Goshen blew Alabama Christian Academy out of the water with a 40-7 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Goshen had established a 23 point advantage.
Meanwhile, Zion Chapel never let their opponents score on Friday. They claimed a resounding 36-0 victory over Ellwood Christian on the road.
John Foster Hamm had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 36 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 71 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Zion Chapel's defense and their 7.5 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Brayden Benbow and Jackson Dowdy who racked up 5.5 sacks between them. Benbow also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up three sacks and making seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Goshen pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Zion Chapel, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
Everything came up roses for Goshen against Zion Chapel in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 36-9 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Zion Chapel's Mason Stuart, who rushed for 124 yards on only 14 carries, and also threw for 43 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Goshen to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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