It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Clint can now relate to. They were dealt a 42-8 loss at the hands of the West Plains Wolves on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 978th, while the Wolves are ranked 200th).
Despite the defeat, Clint saw an underclassman step up: freshman Samuel Brown rushed for 90 yards on only eight carries, and also caught a touchdown.
Brown was just one part of a punishing run game: Clint was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 269 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
It was another big night for SLADE RUSSELL, who rushed for 162 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries for West Plains. With that strong performance, RUSSELL is now averaging an impressive 104 rushing yards per game.
Clint's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for West Plains, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-3.
Clint does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Plains, they will face off against Brownwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in West Plains' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six contests.
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