Loganville and Clarke Central are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2014, but not for long. The Loganville Red Devils will head out to square off against the Clarke Central Gladiators at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Loganville has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with seven straight defeats, while Clarke Central will come in with three straight wins.
Loganville will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Winder-Barrow on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 35-point loss they were dealt back in September. Loganville fell just short of Winder-Barrow by a score of 34-31. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 367th, while the Bulldoggs are ranked 137th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Zach Hill, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Those 86 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Kareem Cius was in the mix as well, providing Loganville with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Clarke Central didn't have too much trouble with Habersham Central on the road on Friday as they won 42-28.
Loganville's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Clarke Central, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Loganville barely slipped by Clarke Central in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 51-50. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Clarke Central's Corey Watkins Jr, who rushed for 369 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.2 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Loganville still be able to contain Watkins Jr? There's only one way to find out.
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