The Chisholm Trail Rangers will head out on the road to take on the Polytechnic Parrots at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Chisholm Trail has three straight victories, Polytechnic has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Thursday, Chisholm Trail humbled South Hills with a 49-6 victory. The Rangers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 21 points or more this season.
Xavier Rodriguez
| 10/16/25 @ South Hills | 178 |
| 10/10/25 vs North Side | 13 |
| 10/03/25 vs Paschal | 163 |
| 09/25/25 @ Arlington Heights | 107 |
| 09/19/25 vs Trimble Tech | 52 |
| + 3 more games |
Chisholm Trail's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Xavier Rodriguez led the charge by rushing for 178 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 11 carries. With that strong performance, Rodriguez is now averaging an impressive 103 rushing yards per game. Keaton Rose was another key signal caller, throwing for 157 yards and three TDs.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Chisholm Trail was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 11 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Jordan Goodwin-Allen, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Polytechnic played a tough matchup on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 42-19 to South Hills. The Parrots were down 36-13 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Polytechnic's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Chisholm Trail, the win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 5-3.
Everything came up roses for Chisholm Trail against Polytechnic in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, as the squad secured a 45-10 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rangers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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