It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Clinton can now relate to. They took a blow against the Fairfield Central Griffins on Friday, falling 42-7. The Red Devils were red-hot offensively heading into the matchup (they scored no less than 31 points in the nine games prior), but the Griffins' defense proved too tough.
Kaden Diggs went supernova For Fairfield Central., throwing for 150 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes, while also rushing for 75 yards and one score. Those 150 passing yards gave Diggs a new career-high. Ty'Quarius Shannon was in the mix too, providing Fairfield Central with two TDs.
Clinton's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-4. As for Fairfield Central, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 10-3.
Clinton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fairfield Central, they will head out on the road to take on Strom Thurmond at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Griffins' defense better be ready for this one: the Rebels have averaged an impressive 29.3 points per game this season.
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