Two dominant backs in Chris Clemons and Aj Lowe are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Winston County Yellowjackets will face off against the Sulligent Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Winston County sitting on 13 straight wins dating back to last season and Sulligent on six.
Winston County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They secured a 25-20 W over Vincent.
Clemons was his usual excellent self, rushing for 82 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 73 receiving yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging three interceptions which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Winston County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 210 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Winston County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. Clemons picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Sulligent strolled past Southeastern with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 38-24.
Sulligent wouldn't let Southeastern keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Sulligent can thank Landin Pace and Logan Strickland for forcing both of them. Sulligent got some further help from Haigen Gann: he made 20 total tackles (1.5 for loss) and defended a pass.
Sulligent's victory bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Winston County, their win bumped their record up to 12-0.
Winston County came up short against Sulligent in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 34-28. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lowe, who rushed for 189 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry. Now that Winston County 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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