Football Recap: Blanchard Lions vs. Clinton Red Tornadoes
Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Blanchard couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They were just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 21-20 to the Clinton Red Tornadoes. That makes it the first time this season the Lions have let down their home crowd.
Loss or not, Blanchard got some senior leadership from Hudsen Periman and Coric Pierce. Periman threw for 208 yards and two touchdowns, while Pierce picked up 101 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Blanchard's defeat ended a 13-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-2. As for Clinton, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 9-2.
Blanchard does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Clinton, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Wagoner at 7:00 p.m. Wagoner knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past 11 games -- so hopefully Clinton likes a good challenge.
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