Clairton and Jeannette are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2017, but not for long. The Clairton Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the Jeannette Jayhawks at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Clairton will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Jeannette's offense is going to have their work cut out for them on Saturday: Clairton hadn't allowed a single point the last four times they've hit the field. Clairton claimed a resounding 60-0 win over Frazier on the road. 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.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Clairton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Michael Ruffin, who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Ruffin has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeff Thompson Iii, who threw for 196 yards and two touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Clairton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Clairton's defense and their six sacks. Tahvaz Armstrong was especially locked on to Frazier's QB and sacked him three times.
Meanwhile, Jeannette entered their contest against Leechburg on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Jeannette came up short against Leechburg, falling 35-13. The matchup marked the Jayhawks' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Clairton's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Jeannette, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record.
Everything came up roses for Clairton against Jeannette in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 60-14 win. In that game, Clairton amassed a halftime lead of 42-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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