The Pelion Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Clinton Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Pelion took a loss when they played away from home back in October, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed two weeks ago. They blew past American Leadership Academy 28-6. The Panthers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Clinton had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They put the hurt on the Red Devils with a sharp 42-22 victory. The result was nothing new for Clinton, who have now won six matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
Javen Cook and Tushawan Richardson were among the main playmakers for Clinton as the former rushed for 114 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries and the latter rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown. Richardson got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 58 yards. Another rusher making a difference was Khari Vance, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown.
Clinton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 325 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 276 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Pelion's win ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-8. As for Clinton, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
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