With a playoff game on the line, St. Charles rose to the challenge on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 28-14 win over the Chesapeake Cougars. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. Charles.
Ahmad Griffith was a one-man wrecking crew for St. Charles as he rushed for 165 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. Griffith is becoming a predictor of St. Charles' success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 2-4 when he doesn't).
St. Charles was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 87.5 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 172.
St. Charles' defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. Leading the way was Darius Gross with two sacks. St. Charles got some further help from Christopher Brown: he made 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
St. Charles is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.8 points per game. As for Chesapeake, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 5-5.
St. Charles will challenge Arundel on Friday. One thing working in Arundel's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. Chesapeake does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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