The Chesterton Trojans are taking a road trip to take on the Portage Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Portage took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Chesterton, who comes in off a win.
Chesterton will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Valparaiso, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Trojans came out on top against the Vikings by a score of 24-16 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
Andrew Goveia
| 09/19/25 vs Valparaiso | 169 |
| 09/12/25 vs La Porte | 81 |
| 09/05/25 @ Michigan City | 49 |
| 08/29/25 vs Hammond Morton | 150 |
| 08/22/25 @ Hobart | 43 |
| + 2 more games |
Andrew Goveia was a one-man wrecking crew as he rushed for 169 yards and one touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August of 2024.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Chesterton proved: they limited Valparaiso to a paltry 2.7 yards per carry. The team can thank Lucas Anderson for the heroic effort on defense: he. Chesterton's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.1.
Meanwhile, Portage was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Crown Point and fell 47-7. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 12th).
Chesterton now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Portage, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Chesterton didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Portage when the teams last played back in September of 2024, but they still walked away with a 10-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Trojans since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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