Buchanan has gone 9-1 against Clovis East recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Buchanan Bears will look to defend their home field against the Clovis East Timberwolves at 7:00 p.m.
Buchanan is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Clovis North on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Buchanan was outmatched by Clovis North at home and fell 51-14. The Bears were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 31-7.
Although Buchanan took the loss, they still got scores from Donovan Dunmore and Logan Tyler Phillips.
Meanwhile, Clovis East put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They strolled past Clovis with points to spare, taking the game 52-33.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Tyus Miller and Deagan Rose. Miller had a great game and threw for 261 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes. Meanwhile, Rose was balling out in the loss, throwing for 246 yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Clovis East wouldn't let Clovis keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Clovis East can thank Tyrone Bishop and Jack Nelson for forcing both of them. Nelson has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last six times he's played.
Buchanan's defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Clovis East, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Buchanan has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 150.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Clovis East struggles in that department as they've been averaging 190.4. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Buchanan might still be hurting after the 48-24 loss they got from Clovis East in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Miller, who threw for 208 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Now that Buchanan knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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