Oak Grove is 4-0 against Clinton since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers dukes it out withthe Clinton Cardinals at 7:00 p.m.
Oak Grove's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Warrensburg on Friday. They took a blow against the Tigers, falling 41-0. The match marked the first time this year in which the Panthers were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Clinton). They blew past Center 40-0 on Friday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Clinton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Markus Oliver, who rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 46 receiving yards and a touchdown. Kanden Lafarge was another key player, rushing for 30 yards and a touchdown.
Clinton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Oak Grove's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4. As for Clinton, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-7.
Oak Grove strolled past Clinton in their previous meeting back in September by a score of 33-18. Will Oak Grove repeat their success, or does Clinton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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