The Clarenceville Trojans will face off against the Flat Rock Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Clarenceville is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Clarenceville is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Whitmore Lake on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Clarenceville was beaten by Whitmore Lake 41-6.
Meanwhile, Flat Rock made easy work of Huron on Friday and carried off a 35-14 victory. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Flat Rock's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Graham Junge, who threw for 166 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes, and Ben Scully, who gained 179 total yards and a touchdown. What's more, Junge also racked up 38 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in August.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Flat Rock was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 296 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Clarenceville's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Flat Rock, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Clarenceville was taken down by Flat Rock 61-26 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Junge, who threw for 263 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72% of his passes. Now that Clarenceville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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