The Karns City Gremlins will challenge Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Karns City comes in on four and Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] on ten.
Karns City's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat St. Marys 61-0. The match marked the Gremlins' most dominant victory of the season.
Karns City got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Braden Slater out in front who rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 45 receiving yards. Hunter Scherer also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Meanwhile, Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Butler 49-14. The result was nothing new for Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion], who have now won nine games by 35 points or more so far this season.
Jase Ferguson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 210 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.4 yards per carry, and also throwing for 126 yards and three touchdowns. He has been hot , having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ethan Rex, who gained 129 total yards and three touchdowns.
Karns City has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion], their victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0.
Karns City was taken down by Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] 65-0 in their previous meeting back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ferguson, who threw for 302 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 13.7 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 103 yards on only ten carries. Now that Karns City knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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