The Chatfield Chargers are taking a road trip to take on the Douglas County Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Chatfield is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
If Chatfield beats Douglas County with 23 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Everything went Chatfield's way against Brighton on Friday as Chatfield made off with a 23-3 victory. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Bulldogs are ranked 47th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chatfield's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cash Williams, who rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 54 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Williams a new career-high in rushing yards. Backing up that air attack was Cory Bahl, who rushed for 116 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Chatfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Douglas County's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Thursday. They lost 37-16 to Castle View. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Huskies, who until this match were averaging 14.5 points allowed.
Despite their loss, Douglas County saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Nolan Case, who picked up 112 receiving yards, and also rushed for 31 yards, was perhaps the best of all. Case got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 76 yards.
Chatfield pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Douglas County, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Chatfield strolled past Douglas County when the teams last played back in October of 2014 by a score of 46-27. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Douglas County's Rope Ruel, who rushed for 180 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Chatfield to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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