Clayton hasn't had much luck against McDonell Central recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Bears will square off against the Macks. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Clayton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Northwood/Solon Springs as they made off with a 38-12 win.
Dayne Mumm produced another solid effort rushing for 71 yards and one score, while also throwing for 134 yards and one TD. An impressive showing, but he really ramped things up playing D: he picked up two sacks and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Clayton's defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Raul Sanchez and Mumm, who racked up four sacks between them. Isayah Giblin got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, McDonell Central came tearing into Saturday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 59 points), and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Trojans 62-13. Given the Macks' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Trojans are ranked 28th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
McDonell Central's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Clayton, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
Clayton was dealt a bruising 66-0 defeat at the hands of McDonell Central when the teams last played back in August. Can the Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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