The Chowchilla Tribe will challenge the Caruthers Blue Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Chowchilla has five straight wins, Caruthers has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Chowchilla at home against Minarets as the team secured a 54-20 victory. The Tribe might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by 20 points or more this season.
Chowchilla had a senior duo take command as Davian Stephenson rushed for 96 yards and five touchdowns on only 11 carries and Travis Selby rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Those 158 rushing yards gave Selby a new career-high. Dwayne Hemphill also helped out as he racked up 111 rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Chowchilla was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 390 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in 14 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Chowchilla wouldn't let Minarets keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Chowchilla can thank Alejandro Molina and Mister Mitchell for forcing both of them. Molina is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a win for Caruthers just wasn't in the cards last Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 34-14 to Mission College Prep.
Chowchilla's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Caruthers, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Chowchilla won a match that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, slipping by Caruthers 32-31. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Caruthers' Hunter Babb, who rushed for 309 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Chowchilla to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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