The Chesnee Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Fairfield Central Griffins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Chesnee comes in on three and Fairfield Central on ten.
Chesnee is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They snuck past Ninety Six with a 26-21 win.
Meanwhile, Fairfield Central was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Chesterfield 60-6. The Griffins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by 25 points or more this season.
Fairfield Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 187 rushing yards in ten consecutive contests.
Fairfield Central wouldn't let Chesterfield keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Chauncery Turner was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. Turner is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season. Another thorn in Chesterfield's side was Dre Walker, who made ten total tackles and defended a pass.
Fairfield Central pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.4 points per game. As for Chesnee, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Chesnee ended up a good deal behind Fairfield Central in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, losing 32-16. Thankfully for Chesnee, Stephon Gadsden (who rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 60 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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