The Clewiston Tigers will head out to square off against the Cardinal Newman Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Clewiston has struggled recently with six losses in a row, while Cardinal Newman will arrive with four straight wins.
Clewiston's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Calvary Christian Academy on Friday. They were dealt a 28-0 defeat at the hands of the Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 359th, while the Eagles are ranked 139th).
Meanwhile, Cardinal Newman blew past Pahokee, posting a 43-8 victory at home. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won three matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cardinal Newman to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jyron Hughley, who rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 146 yards on only eight passes. Jaylin ?Jbo? Brown was another key rusher, rushing for 65 yards and two touchdowns.
Clewiston's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Cardinal Newman, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Clewiston was taken down by Cardinal Newman 63-12 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Clewiston, Luke Warnock (who threw for 238 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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