The Clinton Dark Horses will challenge the St. Pauls Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Clinton will head into Friday's matchup eager for some revenge after what happened against Red Springs: Clinton blew Red Springs out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Friday Red Springs got their revenge. Clinton fell just short of Red Springs by a score of 36-34.
Meanwhile, St. Pauls had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 39.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Golden Tornadoes, posting a 43-0 win at home. Considering the Bulldogs have won five matches by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Yoshua Mcbryde, who rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Malikah Locklear was in the mix too, providing St. Pauls with two touchdowns.
Clinton dropped their record down to 1-7 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for St. Pauls, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Clinton against St. Pauls when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 50-16 victory. Will Clinton repeat their success, or does St. Pauls have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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