Clay is on a three-game streak of home losses, Orange Park a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Clay Blue Devils will host the Orange Park Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Clay is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Columbia on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Clay was dealt a 49-13 defeat at the hands of Columbia.
Although Clay took the loss, they still got scores from Landon Martin and Daylen Brown.
Meanwhile, Orange Park took a blow against Beachside on Thursday, falling 48-20. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 294th, while the Barracudas are ranked 76th).
Orange Park didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jack Rivera and Zachariah Murphy.
Clay's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Orange Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Clay barely slipped by Orange Park in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 42-41. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Orange Park's Gabe Taylor, who threw for 327 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72% of his passes. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Clay still be able to contain Taylor? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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