Football Preview: Clyde Fliers vs. Perkins Pirates
The Clyde Fliers are taking a road trip to face off against the Perkins Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Clyde is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Port Clinton at home to the tune of 56-21 on Friday. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Fliers had established a 21 point advantage.
Brennan Wilson had an outrageously good game as he threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Kam Shortridge got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Clyde's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. Shortridge picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Perkins put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Bellevue onto the board and left with a 43-0 win. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Redmen are ranked 299th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Perkins' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Isaac Bunts, who rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Braylon Collier was another key player, picking up 177 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Clyde's record is now 4-1. As for Perkins, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Clyde might still be hurting after the 31-7 defeat they got from Perkins in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Clyde avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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