Football Preview: Tolar Rattlers vs. Clifton Cubs
The Tolar Rattlers will head out on the road to challenge the Clifton Cubs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tolar is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
If Tolar beats Clifton with 56 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Tolar claimed a resounding 56-14 victory over Dublin at home. Given the Rattlers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 372nd, while the Lions are ranked 1021st), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dacen Watkins was nothing short of spectacular: he picked up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Peyton Brown, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Clifton waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They pulled ahead with a 26-25 photo finish over the Longhorns. That's two games straight that the Cubs have won by just one point.
James Liardon was the offensive standout of the match as he rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 52 yards.
Tolar's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Clifton, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
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