The Chiefland Indians will challenge the North Florida Educational Institute Fighting Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Chiefland has four straight victories, North Florida Educational Institute has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Chiefland's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Lafayette's usually-dominant defense. Chiefland strolled past Lafayette with points to spare, taking the game 38-20. While the Indians didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-7), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Chiefland's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Matt Goodale led the charge by rushing for 151 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Chiefland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 383 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Chiefland's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jolan Doty and Osten Jones. Another thorn in Lafayette's side was Reggie Adams, who picked up 2.5 sacks, made four total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for North Florida Educational Institute's offense. They had to suffer through a 49-0 loss at the hands of Trinity Christian Academy. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 430th, while the Conquerors are ranked 110th).
Chiefland pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for North Florida Educational Institute, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Chiefland against North Florida Educational Institute when the teams last played back in October of 2019 as the squad secured a 35-6 victory. In that match, Chiefland amassed a halftime lead of 35-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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