Football Preview: Clintondale Dragons vs. Hazel Park Vikings
The Clintondale Dragons will face off against the Hazel Park Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Hazel Park is hoping to do what New Haven couldn't on Friday: put an end to Clintondale's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Clintondale breezed by New Haven at home to the tune of 62-20. The Dragons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 42 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Hazel Park really took it to Clawson for the full four quarters, racking up a 46-14 victory at home. The Vikings pushed the score to 40-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Trojans had little chance of recovering from.
It was another big night for Montrell Parker, who rushed for 180 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Elijah Cobb, who threw for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hazel Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 352 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Clintondale's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Hazel Park, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Clintondale against Hazel Park in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, as the squad secured a 44-0 win. Will Clintondale repeat their success, or does Hazel Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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