Football Recap: Clay Takes a Loss

After soaring to 45 points the game before, Clay was a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They were beaten by the St. Augustine Yellow Jackets 56-6. The loss continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Yellow Jackets: they've now lost three in a row.

Landon Martin threw for 84 yards on nine of 17 attempts. Cameron Lee was his top target, picking up 43 receiving yards. On the ground, Lavaris Roberts rushed for 46 yards.

St. Augustine can attribute much of their success to Locklan Hewlett, who threw for 63 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Trenton Jones, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.

Clay's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for St. Augustine, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Clay is on the road again on Friday to play Fernandina Beach at 7:00 p.m. As for St. Augustine, they will venture away from home to take on Bartram Trail at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Augustine is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.3 points per game this season.

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