Two dominant signal callers in Lucas Smith and Jamie Spurgeon are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Clovis North Broncos will be playing in front of their home fans against the Clovis East Timberwolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses apiece.
Clovis North fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Clovis West on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 30-24 to the Golden Eagles. The Broncos gained 133 more yards on the day, but it was the Golden Eagles that made the best use of them.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Smith and Jamar (JJ) Howard. Howard had a great game and threw for 237 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Smith was balling out in the loss, throwing for 246 yards and three TDs, while also rushing for 79 yards.
Even if they lost, Clovis North's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Jackson Reilly was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. Another thorn in Clovis West's side was Ben Cazares, who made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended one pass.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Clovis East's offense. They took a 14-0 bruising from Buchanan on Friday. Surprisingly, this marked the Timberwolves' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Clovis North's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Clovis East, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Things could have been worse for Clovis North, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 38-21 loss to Clovis East when the teams last played back in November of 2024. Thankfully for the Broncos, Tyus Miller (who rushed for 20 yards and a pair of scores, and also threw for 187 yards and one touchdown while completing 90.5% 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.
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