The Collinsville Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Chico Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Collinsville has five straight wins, Chico has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Collinsville stacked a eighth blowout onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They put the hurt on Muenster with a sharp 51-27 win.
It was another big night for Logan Jenkins, who threw for 349 yards and six touchdowns, and also rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Jenkins hasn't dropped below 300 passing yards for six straight games. Rylan Newman did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 99 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Chico took a serious blow against Lindsay on Friday, falling 48-7.
Collinsville's win was their eighth straight at home (dating back to last season), bumping their overall record up to 8-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.5 points per game. As for Chico, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything came up roses for Collinsville against Chico in their previous matchup back in November of 2022 as the team secured a 44-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Collinsville since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
