After flying high against Pembroke last Friday, Kennett came back down to earth. The Kennett Eagles came up short against the Merrimack Valley The Pride on Saturday, falling 28-7. The Eagles were down 21-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Reece Clermont was his usual excellent self, rushing for 162 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry for Merrimack Valley. With that strong performance, Clermont is now averaging an impressive 109.5 rushing yards per game. Merrimack Valley also got a significant boost from Colby Scheffer, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 92 yards.
Kennett dropped their record down to 1-3 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Merrimack Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-2.
Kennett will be playing at home against St. Thomas Aquinas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Merrimack Valley, they will head out to square off against Trinity at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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