Football Preview: Claymont Mustangs vs. Garaway Pirates
Claymont hasn't had much luck against Garaway recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Claymont Mustangs will welcome the Garaway Pirates at 7:00 p.m.
Claymont is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were outmatched by Newcomerstown at home and fell 43-8. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 555th, while the Trojans are ranked 234th).
Meanwhile, Garaway put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 41-8 win over Malvern at home. Considering the Pirates have won three matches by more than 32 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Claymont's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Garaway, their victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Claymont was taken down by Garaway 42-7 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Garaway's Brady Geibel, who rushed for 43 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Now that Claymont knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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