Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Clarke Central). They blew past the Loganville Red Devils 54-20 at home on Friday. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-7.
Hezekiah Millender was his usual excellent self, rushing for 74 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 147 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played. Lagracion Little was Millender's top target, picking up 57 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Clarke Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 224 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Clarke Central wouldn't let Loganville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Clarke Central can thank Kaleb Sewell and Laiji Mccalla for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Loganville's side was Anthony Lonon Jr, who made 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Despite the loss, Loganville still got an impressive performance from Brody Hannah, who threw for 215 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. A healthy portion of that aerial production (82 yards to be exact) went to Tyler Breedlove, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Clarke Central pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Loganville, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Clarke Central will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Alcovy at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th. Loganville will also get a bit of a break before their next game: they'll face off against Jackson County at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
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