The Deer Creek-Mackinaw Chiefs are taking a road trip to square off against the Clinton Maroons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Deer Creek-Mackinaw was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 19-14 to El Paso-Gridley.
Meanwhile, Clinton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 30-22 to Shelbyville.
Clinton's loss came about despite a quality game from Keaton Graves, who rushed for 143 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 101 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Graves a new career-high in rushing yards.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season. As for Clinton, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
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