The Clear Fork Colts will head out on the road to challenge the Highland Fighting Scots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Clear Fork is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Shelby on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Clear Fork was dealt a 34-7 defeat at the hands of Shelby. While losing is never fun, the Colts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 259th, while the Whippets are ranked 57th).
Meanwhile, Highland lost 38-14 to River Valley on Friday.
Despite the loss, Highland got top-tier performance from Zachary Church, who rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 42 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Church a new career-high in rushing yards.
Clear Fork has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season. As for Highland, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Clear Fork came up short against Highland in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 21-11. Thankfully for Clear Fork, Dane Nauman (who rushed for 210 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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