Cleveland took care of business in their home opener on Friday (barely). They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Hoggard Vikings 35-32. For the Rams, this counts as revenge for the 51-35 defeat the Vikings walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2023.
Jackson Byrd was a one-man wrecking crew for Cleveland as he threw for 341 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown. Byrd got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible53 yards. Krisjon Clark was Byrd's top target, picking up 77 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cleveland was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 476 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hoggard only gained 303.
Although Hoggard took the loss, they still got scores from David Hunter, Aniziyon Session, and Rasean Williams.
Cleveland is taking a road trip to take on Heritage at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cleveland is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Hoggard, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Wallace-Rose Hill at 7:00 p.m. on September 6th.
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