The Clinton Gaels will head out on the road to face off against the Maynard Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Clinton is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Clinton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 56-24 victory over Tyngsborough. Considering the Gaels have won three matches by more than 31 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Connor Cox and he. Cox rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries while he rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Gavin Naughton also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Clinton is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Clinton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 419 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
One reason for the win was Clinton's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Joshua Phillips and Alain Abaya, who racked up four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Maynard entered their contest against Oakmont Regional on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Maynard and Oakmont Regional were almost perfectly matched up, but Maynard suffered a 15-14 defeat. The game marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Clinton's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Maynard, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Clinton couldn't quite finish off Maynard in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 and fell 24-21. Can Clinton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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