The Blacksburg Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Clinton Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Blacksburg's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy 58-0 on the road. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 165th in South Carolina, while the Eagles are ranked 408th in North Carolina), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Clinton). They claimed a resounding 56-22 victory over Landrum on the road. The result was nothing new for the Red Devils, who have now won four games by 22 points or more so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Clinton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dj Clark, who rushed for 54 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown. Javen Cook was another key rusher, rushing for 122 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Blacksburg's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-4. As for Clinton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
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