After two games on the road, Clearwater is heading back home. They will host the Cheney Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Clearwater came up short against Wellington on Friday, falling 35-14. The loss was the Indians' first of the season.
Despite the loss, Clearwater got top-tier performance from Garrison Wells, who rushed for 172 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Wells a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Clearwater was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 223 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 223 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Cheney put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 41-7 win over Garden Plain. Fans of the Cardinals have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Having lost for the first time this season, Clearwater fell to 2-1. As for Cheney, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
Clearwater was dealt a bruising 48-14 defeat at the hands of Cheney when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Clearwater, Quincy Thomas (who rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries) 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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