Bethesda-Chevy Chase is 0-5 against Northwest since November of 2017 but things could change on Friday. The Bethesda-Chevy Chase Barons will be playing at home against the Northwest Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated after four-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Bethesda-Chevy Chase's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They breezed by Kennedy on the road to the tune of 46-0. Given the Barons' advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 51st, while the Cavaliers are ranked 215th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bethesda-Chevy Chase got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Gabe Eisler out in front who rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Eisler a new career-high in rushing yards. Lucas Scribner was another key back, gaining 99 total yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Bethesda-Chevy Chase's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Kennedy's QB won't forget Milki Bato anytime soon given he sacked him 2.5 times. Bato also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. Yoseph Daniel was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks and making seven total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bethesda-Chevy Chase was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 385 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 252 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Northwest put their dominant defense on display in the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Seneca Valley 27-0 at home. Fans of the Jaguars have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Northwest can attribute much of their success to Jayden Vongprachanh-Nelson, who threw for 176 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Bethesda-Chevy Chase's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Northwest, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 4-0.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Bethesda-Chevy Chase has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 297.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Northwest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 158.2. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Bethesda-Chevy Chase and Northwest were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but Bethesda-Chevy Chase suffered an agonizing 14-13 defeat. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Northwest's David Davis, who rushed for 43 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 298 yards on 21 of 31 attempts. Now that Bethesda-Chevy Chase knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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