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Atlantic rides winning streak into District clash with Clarinda

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September 18th, 2020 by admin

The Atlantic Trojans football team is riding a two-game win streak heading into their contest with the Clarinda Cardinals tonight. After a tough opening loss to Underwood, the Trojans have put together solid performances in wins against Kuemper Catholic and Greene County. They hope to carry that momentum into tonight’s contest. Clarinda is coming off their first win of the season over Red Oak after a couple of tough games to start the season. Cardinals Head Coach Collin Bevins feels like his team has improved each week of the season.

The Cardinals are led by a strong line up front on both sides of the ball and the offense is led by senior receiver Michael Shull and sophomore quarterback Wyatt Schmitt. Atlantic Head Coach Mike McDermott said the Cardinals always play a very physical style of football and the Trojans will need to be strong up front.

The defense has come up with some big plays in the two Trojan victories and Coach McDermott said he expects that veteran group to continue to set the tone.

The Trojan offense has started to achieve some good balance on offense has the season has progressed. Coach Bevins said his team will have to be ready to try to slow down the run game, while also paying attention to some speed on the outside.

We’ll have the Trojans and the Cardinals for you tonight on KJAN. The game is being played at Ram Memorial Field in Glenwood due to the ongoing construction at the Trojan Bowl. Chris Parks and Mike Smith will have the call from Glenwood on AM 1220, FM 101.1, online at kjan.com and live video on KJANTV. Start the evening by hearing an in depth interview with Coach McDermott on Trojan Preview at 4:45 p.m. Our weekly pick ’em show Who’s Gonna Win? will air at 6:00 p.m. followed by the Dvorak Tire and Service pregame show at 6:30 p.m. and kickoff at 7:00 p.m.