Countryside hasn't had much luck against Clearwater recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Countryside Cougars will be playing at home against the Clearwater Tornadoes at 7:30 p.m.
Countryside is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were dealt 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).
Meanwhile, Clearwater came tearing into Monday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Royal Knights 49-6 at home. Considering the Tornadoes have won five matchups by more than 19 points this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Jaylen White continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, 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.
Countryside's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Clearwater, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Countryside was dealt a bruising 56-6 loss at the hands of Clearwater when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Countryside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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