Stafford and Chapel Hill squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Stafford had to settle for second. They came up short against the Chapel Hill Bulldogs, falling 28-3. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Spartans of the 40-14 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2020.
Stafford wouldn't let Chapel Hill keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Stafford can thank Bradley Lowman and Darius Sims for forcing all of them. Sims also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 16.
Damarcion Blaylock had a dynamite game for Chapel Hill, rushing for 61 yards, while also catching a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Blaylock a new career-high in rushing yards. Chapel Hill also got a significant boost from Rickey Stewart, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 94 yards.
The defeat snapped Stafford's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-5 record. As for Chapel Hill, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-3.
Stafford does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Chapel Hill, they will face off against Kilgore at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Kilgore knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully Chapel Hill likes a good challenge.
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