Football Preview: Clinton Maroons vs. Tri-Valley Vikings
The Clinton Maroons are taking a road trip to square off against the Tri-Valley Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Clinton: 9.6, Tri-Valley: 16.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
Clinton will head out to face Tri-Valley after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Clinton fell to Eureka 19-14. The loss was the Maroons' first of the season.
Clinton might have lost, but man, Keaton Graves was a machine: he rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 102 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Tri-Valley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Titans 42-0 on the road. Considering the Vikings have won three matches by more than 34 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Having lost for the first time this season, Clinton fell to 4-1. As for Tri-Valley, their win bumped their record up to an identical 4-1.
Clinton might still be hurting after the 34-14 loss they got from Tri-Valley in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Clinton was down 21-0.
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