Clay County has won ten straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Sale Creek has won ten straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Clay County Bulldogs will welcome the Sale Creek Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Clay County's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Gordonsville offense got past them. Clay County walked away with a 42-35 win over Gordonsville on Friday.
Clay County had a senior duo take command as Nate Adams threw for 321 yards and five touchdowns and Lance Burchette picked up 197 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Those 197 receiving yards set a new season-high mark for Burchette. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Adams, who picked up 47 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Clay County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Adams and Nate. Nate is also on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played.
Meanwhile, Sale Creek didn't have too much trouble with Copper Basin on Friday as they won 40-21.
Sale Creek's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-6. As for Clay County, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
Clay County strolled past Sale Creek when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a score of 38-19. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Sale Creek's Khari Escobar, who rushed for 215 yards and seven touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 416 yards and five touchdowns on perfect 20-for-20 passing. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Clay County still be able to contain Escobar? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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