Clinton Prairie is 1-7 against Delphi Community since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Clinton Prairie Gophers will square off against the Delphi Community Oracles at 7:00 p.m.
Clinton Prairie is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 34 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Sheridan on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 24-6 to the Blackhawks. The contest marked the Gophers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Delphi Community earned a 34-22 victory over Tri-Central on Friday.
Walker Jones was his usual excellent self, rushing for 192 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 63 yards. Joshua Hartley did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 98 receiving yards.
The loss snapped Clinton Prairie's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2 record. As for Delphi Community, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
Clinton Prairie couldn't quite finish off Delphi Community when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 33-30. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hartley, who rushed for 164 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 80 yards and a touchdown. Now that Clinton Prairie knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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