It was a Battle of the Birds when Fair Grove duked it out withClever on Friday. The Fair Grove Eagles blew past the Clever Blue Jays 61-21 at home. The Eagles' victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
It was another big night for Spensar Seiger, who rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 186 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023. Gavin Thomason was Seiger's top target, rushing for 79 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 45 receiving yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Fair Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 443 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Fair Grove wouldn't let Clever keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Fair Grove can thank Logan Wilson and Gage Hill for forcing both of them.
Although Clever took the loss, they still got scores from Lucas Peebles, Kendall Piper, and Gage Evans.
Fair Grove pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Clever, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Fair Grove will head out to take on Springfield Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fair Grove's defense has only allowed 12.2 points per game this season, so Springfield Catholic's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Clever, they will venture away from home to challenge Buffalo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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