Southern Nash played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by the Clayton Comets and fell 49-14. While losing is never fun, the Firebirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Comets are ranked 26th).
Despite the loss, Southern Nash still got an impressive performance from Jaden Hartsfield, who rushed for 140 yards and one TD, and also caught one touchdown.
Clayton had a senior duo take command as Aiden Smalls rushed for 152 yards and three scores on only 11 carries and Noah Smith rushed for 98 yards and three TDs on only ten carries.
Southern Nash's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Clayton, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Coming up, Southern Nash will host James Kenan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Clayton, they will head out to challenge Hoggard at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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