Clearwater has gone 7-2 against Countryside recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Clearwater Tornadoes will venture away from home to take on the Countryside Cougars at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Clearwater has five straight victories, Countryside has 11 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Clearwater is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match at home on Monday with ease, bagging a 49-6 win over River Ridge. The result was nothing new for the Tornadoes, who have now won five matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
Jaylen White was his usual excellent self, throwing for 230 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also punching in two touchdowns on the ground. Javeyon McKenzie was White's top target, picking up 160 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Clearwater didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jayeon Jackson and Wayne Cunningham.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Countryside's offense. They had to suffer through a 35-0 loss at the hands of Osceola. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 529th, while the Warriors are ranked 216th).
Clearwater's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3. As for Countryside, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything came up roses for Clearwater against Countryside in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 56-6 win. Will Clearwater repeat their success, or does Countryside have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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