The Clarkson/Leigh Patriots will hit the road for the first time this season to take on the Pender Pendragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Clarkson/Leigh lost 36-12 to Howells-Dodge on Friday. The Patriots have struggled against the Jaguars recently, as their matchup on Friday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jeryn Struebing, who rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 60 yards. Clarkson/Leigh also got a significant boost from Tucker Matthies, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 84 yards.
Meanwhile, Pender earned a 49-42 victory over Laurel-Concord-Coleridge on Friday.
Owen Kneifl went supernova for Pender, rushing for 285 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Kneifl is now averaging an impressive 148 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevor Trimble, who gained 135 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pender was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 344 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Laurel-Concord-Coleridge only rushed for 124.
Clarkson/Leigh's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Pender, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Clarkson/Leigh was able to grind out a solid victory over Pender in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 36-29. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clarkson/Leigh since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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