The Lyons Lions will challenge the Clear Creek Golddiggers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Having struggled with six losses in a row dating back to last season, Lyons finally turned things around against Justice on Saturday. They blew past the Phoenix 41-6 on the road. Considering the Lions' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Clear Creek). They breezed by Belleview Christian on the road to the tune of 64-8 on Friday. With the Golddiggers ahead 52-8 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Lyons' first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Clear Creek, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Lyons suffered a grim 26-3 defeat to Clear Creek when the teams last played back in September of 2019. Thankfully for Lyons, Tanner Younger (who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 74 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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