It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Clark can now relate to. They took a 41-23 bruising from the Harlan Hawks on Thursday. The Cougars' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Despite the defeat, Clark saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Xavier Canavis rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 76 receiving yards and a touchdown. Canavis has become a key player for Clark: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 3-5 otherwise.
Clark now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Harlan, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 10-1.
As of now, neither Clark nor Harlan have any future games scheduled.
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