Clear Lake won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Thursday. They lost 42-21 to the St. Helena Saints. While the Cardinals didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Saints 14-6 in the first quarter.
St. Helena was led to victory by Jhony Covarrubias and Sam Beck. Covarrubias threw for 177 yards and two touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes, while Beck rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns. Beck is becoming a predictor of St. Helena's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Russell Wilms was in the mix as well, providing St. Helena with two touchdowns.
Clear Lake dropped their record down to 1-6 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for St. Helena, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Clear Lake will take on Willits at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Willits will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Clear Lake surely won't give up without a fight. As for St. Helena, they will challenge Cloverdale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Helena is facing Cloverdale at the right time seeing as Cloverdale is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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