Zion Chapel is 0-8 against Goshen since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Zion Chapel Rebels will host the Goshen Eagles at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Zion Chapel's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 36-0 victory over Ellwood Christian on the road.
John Foster Hamm was a one-man wrecking crew for Zion Chapel as he rushed for 36 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 71 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Another reason for the win was Zion Chapel's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 7.5 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Brayden Benbow and Jackson Dowdy who racked up 5.5 sacks between them. Dowdy's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up 2.5 sacks and making five total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Goshen on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Alabama Christian Academy out of the water with a 40-7 final score. Goshen pushed the score to 30-7 by the end of the third, a deficit Alabama Christian Academy had little chance of recovering from.
Zion Chapel pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Goshen, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Zion Chapel was taken down by Goshen 36-9 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Zion Chapel have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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