Football Preview: Clarkston Bantams vs. North Central Wolfpack
Clarkston has gone 4-0 against North Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Clarkston Bantams will face off against the North Central Wolfpack at 7:00 p.m. Clarkston is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.3 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Clarkston made easy work of Pullman and carried off a 28-6 victory. The result was nothing new for the Bantams, who have now won four matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
Hayden Line was his usual excellent self, rushing for 115 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 180 yards and two touchdowns.
Clarkston was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, North Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were beaten by West Valley 57-14. While losing is never fun, the Wolfpack can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while the Eagles are ranked 54th).
Clarkston is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for North Central, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything came up roses for Clarkston against North Central in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 28-0 win. Will Clarkston repeat their success, or does North Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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