Football Preview: Brentwood Spartans vs. Clairton Bears
The Brentwood Spartans will head out to challenge the Clairton Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Brentwood is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Leechburg on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Brentwood came up short against Leechburg, falling 57-34. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Clairton put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Riverview 84-0 at home. Fans of the Bears have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Clairton's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jeff Thompson Iii led the charge by throwing for 174 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes. Taris Wooding was Thompson Iii's top target, picking up 113 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Clairton wouldn't let Riverview keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Clairton can thank Deon Pomphey and Jaece Booker for forcing all of them.
Brentwood's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Clairton, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
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