The McLean Tigers will head out to face off against the Claude Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 93-49, which was the final score in McLean's tilt against Booker on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (46), the Tigers still had to take the loss.
Despite the defeat, McLean saw an underclassman step up: Stran Henderson rushed for 148 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 54 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Claude beat Petersburg 30-26 on Friday.
McLean's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Claude, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
McLean was able to grind out a solid victory over Claude in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, winning 73-64. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Claude's Javon Lee, who rushed for 323 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for McLean to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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