Solomon and Clifton-Clyde squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Solomon had to settle for second. They were dealt a 45-0 loss at the hands of the Clifton-Clyde Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Gorillas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Eagles are ranked 16th).
Breken Coup threw for 58 yards on six of 15 attempts.
Carlos Duran was his top target, picking up 35 receiving yards. On the ground,
Matt Hamm-Jones rushed for 40 yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Solomon and nudges their season record down to 2-7. As for Clifton-Clyde, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 7-2.
Solomon does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Clifton-Clyde, they will face off against Oswego at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Oswego's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last eight games.
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