The South Lenoir Blue Devils will head out to face off against the Clinton Dark Horses at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
South Lenoir lost 30-6 to Heide Trask on Friday. The Blue Devils have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Clinton scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 50-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pender. The Dark Horses were up 38-24 in the second quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
South Lenoir will need to focus on slowing down Miles McCallop, one of several Clinton players who made an impact when they last played. He threw for 250 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt. A healthy portion of that aerial production (124 yards to be exact) went to Zaire Strickland, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Clinton's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for South Lenoir, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
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