The Clemente Wildcats are on the road again on Thursday to play the Schurz Bulldogs at 7:15 p.m. Clemente's defense has only allowed 16.2 points per game this season, so Schurz's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Saturday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Clemente beat Rauner 10-6.
Meanwhile, after only 12 points in their last matchup, Schurz made sure to put some points up on the board against Von Steuben on Friday. Schurz blew past Von Steuben, posting a 42-7 victory at home. The Bulldogs' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
The critical scores for Schurz came from Darmarion Jenkins, Richard Dezort, and Justin Vega.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Schurz was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Schurz's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Dezort and Travion Duff.
The win got Clemente back to even at 2-2. As for Schurz, their victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2.
Clemente lost to Schurz on the road by a decisive 24-6 margin in their previous matchup back in September of 2019. Can Clemente avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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