There's no place like home for Tri-Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against the Clinton Central Bulldogs on Friday as the Tri-Central Trojans made off with a 35-13 victory. The Trojans pushed the score to 29-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs cut but never quite recovered from.
Jacob Cline was his usual excellent self, rushing for 311 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.1 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tri-Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 382 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Tri-Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Izaiah Fowler and Brody Arnold.
The win snapped Tri-Central's losing streak at six games and leaves them with a 2-7 record. As for Clinton Central, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Tri-Central will venture away from home to square off against Tindley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tindley will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Tri-Central surely won't give up without a fight. As for Clinton Central, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Sheridan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Clinton Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.8 points per game this season.
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