The Rock Creek Mustangs will challenge the Clay Center Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rock Creek will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Rock Creek at home against Abilene as the team secured a 42-6 victory. Considering the Mustangs have won three matches by more than 35 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Clay Center). They took down Chapman 42-26 on Friday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 128th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Clay Center had a senior duo take command as Owen Craig gained 90 total yards and two touchdowns and Weston Hammond rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. What's more, Craig also racked up 58 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023. Walker Henry also helped out with an impressive 111 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Clay Center was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 282 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Rock Creek's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Clay Center, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Things could have been worse for Rock Creek, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 26-12 loss to Clay Center in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Rock Creek have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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