The Hayfork Timberjacks will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Chester Volcanoes at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hayfork has 20 straight wins, Chester has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Hayfork's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 58-0 victory over Loyalton. The Timberjacks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 34 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Levi Cavalli, who rushed for 286 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 82-yard run. Devin Nanez was another key player, rushing for 160 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hayfork was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 538 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Hayfork didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cavalli and Mukeng Yang. Cavalli's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 116 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a win for Chester just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 48-28 to Plumas Charter.
Hayfork's victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Chester, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Everything came up roses for Hayfork against Chester in their previous meeting back in September, as the team secured a 50-0 win. Will Hayfork repeat their success, or does Chester have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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