With a playoff game on the line, Clovis rose to the challenge on Friday. They took down the Hanford Bullpups 49-31. The Cougars pushed the score to 49-12 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bullpups cut but never quite recovered from.
Maddox Merrill continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 177 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. Those 177 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Clovis also got help from Dezjour Malone, who showed off his sure hands for 90 receiving yards.
Clovis didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Malone, Ayden Hernandez, and Carlos Young picked up one apiece. Hernandez is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as he's now defended at least one in the last four games he's played.
When it comes to explaining why Hanford lost, don't look at Kourdey Glass. Despite the final result, he rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns.
The win made it two in a row for Clovis and bumps their season record up to 8-3. As for Hanford, the loss snapped their winning streak at ten games and leaves them with a 10-1 record.
Clovis wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 47-13 defeat against Clovis East on the 15th. Hanford does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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