Football Preview: Ava Bears vs. Clever Blue Jays
The Ava Bears will square off against the Clever Blue Jays at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ava is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.3 points per game this season.
Last Thursday, everything came up roses for Ava against Willow Springs as the team secured a 54-8 win. Considering Ava has won five contests by more than 35 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Aiden Lane was a one-man wrecking crew for Ava as he rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 77 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Lane a new career-high in rushing yards.
Ava was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 408 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Clever entered their game against Springfield Catholic on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Clever came up short against Springfield Catholic, falling 33-7. The match marked the Blue Jays' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Ava is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Clever, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4.
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