Football Preview: Clover Park Timberwolves vs. Franklin Pierce Cardinals
Clover Park is 1-6 against Franklin Pierce since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Clover Park Timberwolves will be playing at home against the Franklin Pierce Cardinals at 7:00 p.m.
Clover Park is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They took a blow against Orting, falling 57-18. The Timberwolves were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-6.
Meanwhile, Franklin Pierce put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 58-16 victory over Fife. Fans of the Cardinals have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Bryson Allen was his usual excellent self, rushing for 225 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Ja'Mire Ford, who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Franklin Pierce was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 522 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in 17 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Franklin Pierce wouldn't let Fife keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Franklin Pierce can thank Tevita Aholelei and Jamal Abbott for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Fife's side was Zeke Isaacson, who made 12 total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Clover Park's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Franklin Pierce, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Clover Park was taken down by Franklin Pierce 48-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Allen, who rushed for 94 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. Now that Clover Park knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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