The Clinton Dragons are on the road again on Friday to play the McMinn County Cherokees at 7:00 p.m.
Clinton will head into Friday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They were beaten by Heritage 61-13. The Dragons were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-7.
Although Clinton took the loss, they still got scores from Bryson Maddox and Ryin Jones.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led McMinn County over Walker Valley in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that McMinn County blew Walker Valley out of the water with a 37-6 final score.
Luke Lawson had a dynamite game for McMinn County, throwing for 151 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 57 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Lawson a new career-high in rushing yards.
McMinn County has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.2 points per game. As for Clinton, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season.
Clinton took their win against McMinn County when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 34-10. Does Clinton have another victory up their sleeve, or will McMinn County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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