Football Preview: Clinton Red Tornadoes vs. Blanchard Lions
The Clinton Red Tornadoes's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Blanchard Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Clinton's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Douglass 34-0. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Red Tornadoes considering their seven-point performance the match before.
Meanwhile, Blanchard took their matchup on Thursday with ease, bagging a 46-12 win over Chickasha. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Fighting Chicks are ranked 150th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Blanchard's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Coric Pierce, who picked up 153 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Pierce really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 75 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudsen Periman, who threw for 219 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Blanchard was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Blanchard didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brayson Carter and Jaxon Oliver.
Blanchard pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.0 points per game. As for Clinton, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.
Clinton skirted past Blanchard 10-7 in their previous matchup back in December of 2020. Will Clinton repeat their success, or does Blanchard have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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