The Clyde Fliers are taking a road trip to face off against the Perkins Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Clyde is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Port Clinton for the full four quarters, racking up a 56-21 victory at home. The Fliers pushed the score to 42-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Redskins had little chance of recovering from.
Brennan Wilson went supernova for Clyde, throwing for 197 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 60 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Wilson has posted since back in September of 2023. Kam Shortridge made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Clyde's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. Shortridge picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Perkins put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand Bellevue a 43-0 shutout. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Redmen are ranked 299th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Perkins' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Isaac Bunts, who rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Braylon Collier was another key player, picking up 177 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Clyde's record now sits at 4-1. As for Perkins, their victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Clyde suffered a grim 31-7 defeat to Perkins in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Clyde avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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