Chapel Hill won the last time they faced Henderson, and things went their way on Friday too. The Chapel Hill Bulldogs breezed by the Henderson Lions to the tune of 42-14. Considering the Bulldogs have won four contests by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Malik Gee had a dynamite game for Chapel Hill, throwing for 195 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 45 yards. Maliek Brown did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 111 receiving yards.
Chapel Hill's defense stepped up as well, laying out Vince Howard. four times. The heavy lifting was done by Jamison Fasulo and Trevor Brooks, who racked up all four sacks between them. Fasulo also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11. Kaeden Franklin was another major factor on D, forcing two fumbles, making six total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
Chapel Hill 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 222 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Despite the loss, Henderson still got an impressive performance from Howard, who rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 182 yards on 17 of 29 attempts.
Chapel Hill's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.9 points per game. As for Henderson, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3.
Chapel Hill does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Henderson, they will challenge Lindale at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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