Clarkson/Leigh is 1-8 against Howells-Dodge since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Clarkson/Leigh Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Howells-Dodge Jaguars at 7:00 p.m.
After dropping their season opener at home, Howells-Dodge is headed out to face a Patriots team ready to give their home crowd a win. Clarkson/Leigh had to suffer through a 50-20 loss at the hands of Exeter-Milligan/Friend.
Meanwhile, Howells-Dodge was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Lawrence-Nelson 36-8 at home. The Jaguars pushed the score to 28-8 by the end of the third, a deficit the Raiders had little chance of recovering from.
Howells-Dodge found their leader in underclassman Oliver Belina, who rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Hunter Luther was another key player, rushing for 92 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Howells-Dodge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 188 rushing yards in 13 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Clarkson/Leigh took a serious blow against Howells-Dodge in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, falling 30-0. Can Clarkson/Leigh avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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