It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Chaffey had no problem doing just that on Friday. They breezed by the Eisenhower Eagles to the tune of 46-16. The victory was familiar territory for the Tigers who have now won three matchups in a row.
Chaffey found their leader in sophomore Alexis Almeida, who rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also picked up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Chaffey wouldn't let Eisenhower keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Noah Stewart, Kevin Romero, and Rayvon Adams picked up one apiece. Adams also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Chaffey is 3-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise.
Chaffey was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 346 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Chaffey pushed their record up to 5-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 42.0 points per game. As for Eisenhower, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-8.
Chaffey will challenge Palmdale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Palmdale is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.2 points per game this season. Eisenhower does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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