The Clinton Red Devils are on the road again on Friday to play the Daniel Lions at 7:30 p.m. Daniel took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Clinton, who comes in off a win.
Clinton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Chapman on Thursday as Clinton made off with a 49-27 victory. With the Red Devils ahead 35-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Kason Copeland and he. Copeland rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries while he rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Clinton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 339 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 327 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, after a string of 17 wins dating back to last season, Daniel's good fortune finally ran out last Friday. They took a 28-23 hit to the loss column at the hands of J.L. Mann. The loss was the Lions' first of the season.
Despite the defeat, Daniel saw an underclassman step up: Grayson Clary threw for 106 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Clinton's record now sits at 3-1. As for Daniel, their loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-1.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Clinton has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 351 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Daniel struggles in that department as they've been averaging 177.7. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Clinton took a serious blow against Daniel when the teams last played back in November of 2021, falling 52-7. Can Clinton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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