Clayton hasn't had much luck against Cleveland recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Clayton Comets will square off against the Cleveland Rams at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated after nine-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Last Friday, Clayton took their match with ease, bagging a 35-7 win over Willow Spring. Considering the Comets have won seven contests by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Cleveland won a game that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Garner 29-28. The 29-point effort marked the Rams' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Jackson Byrd was his usual excellent self, throwing for 343 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt. A healthy portion of that aerial production (120 yards to be exact) went to Malachi Thomas, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.
Cleveland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Braxton Lowe and Sawyer Lowe. Sawyer has been hot for a while, having also posted eight or more total tackles the last 22 times he's played. Another thorn in Garner's side was Darrell Herriott, who made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Clayton's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. As for Cleveland, their record now sits at an identical 9-0.
Clayton couldn't quite finish off Cleveland when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 33-31. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Byrd, who threw for 347 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 63 yards. Now that Clayton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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