The Chatfield Chargers are on the road again on Friday to play the Fairview Knights at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Chatfield is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Rock Canyon 36-9. The Chargers pushed the score to 36-2 by the end of the third, a deficit the Jaguars cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Fairview put another one in the bag two weeks ago to keep their perfect season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand Rocky Mountain a 52-0 shutout. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Lobos are ranked 65th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Fairview's win came down to the chemistry between Ki Ellison and his top target Jordan Rechel. Ellison threw for 354 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.1% of his passes while Rechel gained 166 total yards and two touchdowns. Rechel also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making three total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
Chatfield is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 30.0 points per game. As for Fairview, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0.
Chatfield beat Fairview 28-20 in their previous meeting back in November of 2022. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Rechel, who picked up 115 receiving yards, and also rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Chatfield still be able to contain Rechel? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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