The Chatfield Chargers will face off against the Eaglecrest Raptors at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Thursday, Chatfield got the win against Horizon by a conclusive 34-12. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Hawks are ranked 70th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brock Narva was a one-man wrecking crew for Chatfield as he rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown. Cash Williams was another key player, throwing for 180 yards and two touchdowns.
Chatfield's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Aidan Nesheim was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up three sackshimself. Logan Kundred was another major factor on D, making nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, everything went Eaglecrest's way against Fort Collins on Friday as Eaglecrest made off with a 30-6 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raptors.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Eaglecrest to victory, but perhaps none more so than Josh Wiley, who rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Wiley is now averaging an impressive 105 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Joe Steiner, who rushed for 44 yards and two touchdowns.
Steiner wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Eaglecrest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fort Collins only rushed for 88.
Chatfield's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Eaglecrest, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
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