The Clovis East Timberwolves will venture away from home to square off against the Lemoore Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Clovis East will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Clovis East is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 59-45 victory over Grant on Friday.
Clovis East can attribute much of their success to Lindsey Graves, who rushed for 177 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and Tyus Miller, who threw for 300 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Graves a new career-high in rushing yards. Harold Duvall was Miller's top target, picking up 109 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Clovis East's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jax Koontz and Oshea Webb. Koontz also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 14.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Clovis East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 216 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Lemoore's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Friday. They were outmatched by Sanger on the road and fell 47-7. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-0.
Clovis East's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Lemoore, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Clovis East has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 417.2 total yards per game. It's a different story for Lemoore, though, as they've been averaging only 228.8. Will Clovis East be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Lemoore flip the script?
Everything came up roses for Clovis East against Lemoore when the teams last played back in August of 2019 as the squad secured a 35-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clovis East since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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