Football Preview: Landrum Cardinals vs. Clinton Red Devils
The Landrum Cardinals will square off against the Clinton Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Clinton is hoping to do what Blacksburg couldn't on Friday: put an end to Landrum's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Landrum put the hurt on Blacksburg with a sharp 28-6 win. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 21-0.
Landrum can attribute much of their success to Titus Poore, who picked up 101 receiving yards, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Poore showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 52 yards. Landrum also got a significant boost from Aidan Kelley, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 81 yards.
Landrum's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. The heavy lifting was done by Domanic Whiteside and Micah Mcclintock, who racked up four sacks between them. Whiteside also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
Landrum was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 213 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Clinton, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in September. They were the clear victor by a 46-21 margin over Chesnee on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Red Devils considering their 12-point performance the matchup before.
Clinton can attribute much of their success to Javen Cook, who rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and Tushawan Richardson, who threw for 178 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes.
Landrum's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Clinton, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
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