Close, but Not Close Enough for the Chattanooga Chickadees- Week 6 Game Note 2

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Nikki Slade

Media & Communications Director

sladena@dukes.jmu.edu

Game Recap

The Honolulu Honeybadgers broke Chattanooga’s winning streak Sunday night, with a 22.28 victory over the Chickadees. The Chattanooga offensive performance in game 6 was no match to Honolulu’s dynamic duo, QB Phillip Rivers and RB Mevlin Gordon. Although the Chickadees put up a fight throughout the game, Rivers’ 268 passing yards and Gordon’s stellar performance brought home the win for Honolulu. Scoring two touchdowns and racking in the third-highest point total in the league this week, Gordon’s showing led the Honeybadger victory. The game started to slip away from Chattanooga when starting QB Jameis Winston was sidelined with in injury at the end of the third quarter. WR Mike Evans kept the Chickadees in the game until the end, with a tough 41-yard catch in the third quarter, and a spectacular 37-yard touchdown catch at full sprint in the fourth. Honolulu’s game 6 win brought them up to sixth place (2-4, 784.98 points), while the Chickadees (2-4, 823.56 points) stay in fifth place.

Matchup Preview

  • In fifth place, the Chattanooga Chickadees (2-4, 823.56 points) will face the seventh place Harrisonburg Valley Bees (2-4, 629.68)
  • Next week’s game is projected to be incredibly close, with a Harrisonburg victory by less than 2 points
  • QBs Carson Wentz and Derek Carr are expected to go head-to-head in game 7, with Wentz projected to ring in 14.79 points for the Chickadees, and Carr to ring in 14.81 for the Honey Bees
  • Ranked at second in the league, RB Leonard Fournette is projected to score 17.97 points on during Sunday’s matchup, surpassing Valley Bees’ RB Chris Thompson’s 10.40 points- if Fournette’s injury prevents him from playing, Chickadee back-up RBs will have to step up
  • With a nail-biter of a game projected, first-ranked Chattanooga defense will have to play their best game yet to take home a game 7 win

Chattanooga Chickadees Season Notes

  • Starting QB Jameis Winston is scheduled for an MRI on right shoulder this week, following Sunday night’s injury, and will not be playing in game 7
  • Key player for Chattanooga, RB Leonard Fournette is suffering from an ankle injury, and not projected to participate in practice this week
  • The Chickadees picked up RB Darren McFadden and QB Tyrod Taylor
  • Hamilton Co. holds Opportunity Zone kickoff event at Orchard Knob Elementary Tuesday- Superintendent Doctor Bryan Johnson started it to help the five failing schools identified by the state. (Link)
  • Atlanta bullet train could lure millions of air travelers to Chattanooga airport. (Link)
  • The Whitfield County Fire Department responded to a fire alarm that was triggered at Northwest Whitfield High School Tuesday night. (Link)