The Newman Grove/St. Edward Panthers will square off against the Clarkson/Leigh Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Newman Grove/St. Edward has struggled recently with six losses in a row, while Clarkson/Leigh will arrive with three straight wins.
Last Friday, Newman Grove/St. Edward ended up a good deal behind Twin River and lost 30-14.
Although Newman Grove/St. Edward took the loss, they still got scores from Anthony Reader and Owen Kaufman.
Meanwhile, Clarkson/Leigh hadn't done well against Humphrey-Lindsay recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Clarkson/Leigh put the hurt on Humphrey-Lindsay with a sharp 58-36 victory. Considering the Patriots have won three matches by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The match pitted two dominant tight ends against one another in Tucker Matthies and Garett Durkop. Matthies had a great game and rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Meanwhile, Durkop was balling out in the loss, picking up 131 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Clarkson/Leigh was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 374 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 374 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Newman Grove/St. Edward's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Clarkson/Leigh, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
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