A well-balanced attack led Clairton over Leechburg in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Clairton Bears blew the Leechburg Blue Devils out of the water with a 44-7 final score. Fans of the Bears have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Drahcir Jones was his usual excellent self, rushing for 148 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Donte' Wright got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Clairton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Leechburg only rushed for 52.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Clairton's defense and their five sacks. Khalil Williams was especially locked on to Leechburg's QB and sacked him twice.
The win for Clairton keeps them at an undefeated 8-0. As for Leechburg, they moved to 7-1 with that defeat, which also ended their seven-game winning streak.
Clairton will square off against Riverview at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Clairton will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Leechburg, they will head out to square off against Brentwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Leechburg is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.5 points per game this season.
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