Football Game Preview: North Central Wolfpack vs. Clarkston Bantams

By Team Reports Oct 29, 2024, 10:30pm

Football Preview: North Central Wolfpack vs. Clarkston Bantams

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On Friday North Central will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Clarkston Bantams at 7:00 p.m. That match will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Trevelle Jones and Hayden Line.

North Central is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against West Valley on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. North Central was beaten by West Valley 57-14. The Wolfpack haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.

Meanwhile, everything went Clarkston's way against Pullman on Friday as Clarkston made off with a 28-6 victory. The result was nothing new for the Bantams, who have now won four games by 21 points or more so far this season.

Line was his usual excellent self, rushing for 115 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 180 yards and two touchdowns.

Clarkston was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.

North Central's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Clarkston, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3.

North Central took a serious blow against Clarkston in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 28-0. Thankfully for North Central, Carter Steinwand (who threw for 209 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 55 yards on only six carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.

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