Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Clifton). They claimed a resounding 56-28 win over the Dublin Lions. Considering the Cubs have won three matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Clifton can attribute much of their success to James Liardon, who rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Liardon got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 50 yards.
Clifton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 346 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, Dublin still got an impressive performance from Kaden Gaiten, who rushed for 71 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 121 yards and a touchdown.
Clifton has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Dublin, they dropped their record down to 1-8 with the loss, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Clifton will square off against Brady at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brady is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.2 points per game this season. As for Dublin, they will challenge Early at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dublin also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 27.2 points per game.
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