The Clear Lake Cardinals will face off against the Kelseyville Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Clear Lake is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 46-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of Willits on Friday. The Cardinals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Kelseyville had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.4 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Trojans 42-8. Considering the Knights have won five games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kelseyville's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brock Barrick, who threw for 120 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 46 yards. Barrick didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles and defended a pass. Another rusher making a difference was Michael Dejohn, who rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.
Kelseyville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as River Calhoun, Hugh O'Boyle, Dejohn, and Adrian Garcia picked up one apiece. Calhoun is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Kelseyville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 274 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Clear Lake's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Kelseyville, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Clear Lake took a serious blow against Kelseyville in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 42-14. Will Clear Lake have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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