It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Blythewood can now relate to. They fell just short of the Clover Blue Eagles by a score of 31-28 on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Bengals of the 24-7 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Several Bengals players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Johnny Collins, who threw for 213 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 39 yards. Those 39 rushing yards gave Collins a new career-high. Benjamin Hendrix was in the mix too, providing Blythewood with two touchdowns.
Blythewood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Nathanael Bonneau and Sterling Sanders. Sanders also made four total tackles, which is notable because Blythewood is 4-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 2-4 otherwise. Kemuel Little was another major factor on D, forcing a fumble and making 11 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Blythewood is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-5. As for Clover, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3.
Blythewood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Clover, they will challenge J.L. Mann at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in J.L. Mann's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four games.
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