Clovis North hadn't done well against Clovis recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Clovis North Broncos put the hurt on the Clovis Cougars with a sharp 35-14 victory. Considering the Broncos have won four matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Clovis North didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mon'Trell Beasley and Michael Couch. Beasley also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
When it comes to explaining why Clovis lost, don't look at Maddox Merrill. Despite the final result, he rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Merrill a new career-high in rushing yards.
Clovis North is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Clovis, the loss snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 6-1 record.
Clovis North will head out to square off against Buchanan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Buchanan's defense has only allowed 13 points per game this season, so Clovis North's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Clovis, they will host Clovis East at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Clovis is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Clovis East a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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