Football Preview: Clarkston Bantams vs. Bainbridge Spartans
Two dominant signal callers in Hayden Line and Jack Grant are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Clarkston Bantams will face off against the Bainbridge Spartans at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Bainbridge is hoping to do what North Central couldn't on Friday: put an end to Clarkston's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Clarkston simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat North Central 42-15. Given the Bantams' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Wolfpack are ranked 227th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Clarkston found their leader in sophomore Niko AhHi, who picked up 78 receiving yards, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Clarkston was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, Bainbridge humbled Auburn Mountainview with a 43-13 victory. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won five games by 30 points or more so far this season.
Bainbridge found their leader in sophomore Nate Putman, who threw for 239 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt. Garrett Goade helped Putman out on the ground, rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Bainbridge's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Auburn Mountainview's QB won't forget Joseph Caron anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Clarkston's record is now 6-3. As for Bainbridge, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
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