Everett and Claysburg-Kimmel are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Everett Warriors will be playing at home against the Claysburg-Kimmel Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Everett has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since August 30.
Everett and Meyersdale met for a duel on Friday where Everett couldn't get it done. Everett was just a hair shy of victory and fell 28-27 to Meyersdale. While the Warriors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Red Raiders 14-7 in the first quarter.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Jakobe Harman and Spencer Whitfield. Whitfield had a great game and rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Harman was balling out in the loss, rushing for 245 yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Everett was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Claysburg-Kimmel unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 21-13 to Mount Union. The contest marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the loss, Claysburg-Kimmel had strong showings from Mark Lattieri, who rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown, and Mason Campagna, who rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. Lattieri's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 112 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Everett's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Claysburg-Kimmel, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Everett has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 226.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Claysburg-Kimmel struggles in that department as they've been averaging 249.4. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything went Everett's way against Claysburg-Kimmel when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Everett made off with a 37-14 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lattieri, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also picked up 35 receiving yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Everett still be able to contain Lattieri? There's only one way to find out.
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