Football Preview: Franklin Pierce Cardinals vs. Clover Park Timberwolves
Franklin Pierce has gone 6-1 against Clover Park recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Franklin Pierce Cardinals will head out to take on the Clover Park Timberwolves at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Franklin Pierce has seven straight victories, Clover Park has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Thursday, everything came up roses for Franklin Pierce on the road against Fife as the team secured a 58-16 win. Fans of the Cardinals have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Bryson Allen continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 225 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Junior Teregeyo was in the mix too, providing Franklin Pierce with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Franklin Pierce was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 522 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in 17 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Franklin Pierce wouldn't let Fife keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Franklin Pierce can thank Tevita Aholelei and Jamal Abbott for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Fife's side was Zeke Isaacson, who made 12 total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Meanwhile, a victory for Clover Park just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Orting 57-18. While losing is never fun, the Timberwolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 227th, while the Cardinals are ranked 66th).
Franklin Pierce's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Clover Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything came up roses for Franklin Pierce against Clover Park in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 48-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Franklin Pierce since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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