The Clinton Cardinals will venture away from home to square off against the Pleasant Hope Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Clinton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35 points per game this season.
Clinton will bounce into Friday's game after beating Oak Grove, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. The Cardinals managed a 20-14 win over the Panthers on Friday. Those 20 points were actually the fewest the Cardinals have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
The critical scores for Clinton came from Connor Bramell, Payton Goth, and Quintin Faught.
Clinton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Mason Shumate
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One reason for the win was Clinton's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. In that department, Mason Shumate was the leader with two. He also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with six.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Hope fell victim to Sherwood and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a blow against the Marksmen, falling 38-0. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Marksmen recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Clinton's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.0 points on average over those games. As for Pleasant Hope, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
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