Football Game Preview: Findlay Trojans vs. Clay Eagles

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Previous Games

09/13/24 - Away	40-54 L
09/08/23 - Home	42-7 W
10/07/22 - Home	35-14 W
10/08/21 - Away	51-25 W
10/11/19 - Away	28-21 W
+ 4 more games

Findlay has gone 8-1 against Clay recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Trojans will be playing at home against the Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Findlay will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.

Findlay is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 42-0 victory over Ross. The Trojans haven't had any issues with the Little Giants recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.

Meanwhile, Clay humbled Bowsher with a 49-6 victory. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-0.

Findlay better focus on containing Landon Echelberry and Collin Greenawalt as the pair were huge in Clay's win. Echelberry threw for 84 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 88.9% of his passes, while Greenawalt rushed for 69 yards and one touchdown on only five carries. Brannan Vargas was in the mix too, providing Clay with two scores.

Clay didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Chase Vriezelaar and Vargas. Vargas got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Clay now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Findlay, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.

Findlay ended up a good deal behind Clay in their previous meeting back in September of 2024, losing 54-40. Thankfully for the Trojans, Mason Heintschel (who rushed for 194 yards and two TDs on only 15 carries, and also threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.