The Clearview Clippers will challenge the Keystone Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Clearview: 10, Keystone: 10) so any points scored will be well earned.
If Keystone heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Clearview took over last week. Clearview walked away with a 22-14 win over Black River on Friday. Given the Clippers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 225th, while the Pirates are ranked 510th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Clearview's defense and their three sacks. Montez Sanchez-Miller was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. Another thorn in Black River's side was Tristin Ientile, who made 19 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Keystone came tearing into Friday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Dukes, posting a 40-6 victory on the road. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 29 points or more this season.
Zach Shackelford was his usual excellent self, rushing for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 36 yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Keystone was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 317 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 258 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Clearview pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Keystone, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 7-1.
Everything went Clearview's way against Keystone when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Clearview made off with a 26-0 win. Does Clearview have another victory up their sleeve, or will Keystone turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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