After flying high against Detroit last Friday, Cumby came back down to earth. The Cumby Trojans fell just short of the Clarksville Tigers by a score of 56-54 on Friday. One positive for the Trojans, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
When it comes to explaining why Cumby lost, don't look at Dakari Johnson. Despite the final result, he rushed for 128 yards on only 13 carries.
It was another big night for Jonathan Morgan, who threw for 252 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 142 yards while picking up 7.1 yards per carry for Clarksville. The dominant performance gave Morgan a new career-high in rushing yards. Backing up that air attack was Semaj Harris, who rushed for 80 yards.
The loss snapped Cumby's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-3 record. As for Clarksville, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-5.
Cumby and Bowie are set to duel on Friday. Bowie will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last. As for Clarksville, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Linden-Kildare at 7:00 p.m. Clarksville is facing Linden-Kildare at the right time seeing as Linden-Kildare is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
