Football Preview: Chickasaw Chieftains vs. Clarke County Bulldogs
The Chickasaw Chieftains will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Clarke County Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Chickasaw's offense hasn't had much luck over their past three matchups, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
If Chickasaw beats Clarke County with eight points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Chickasaw came out on top in a nail-biter against Central on Friday, sneaking past 8-6. The score was all tied up 6-6 at the break, but the Chieftains were the (much) better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Clarke County came tearing into last Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 30-27 victory over the Wildcats.
It was another big night for Jamarcus Washington, who picked up 186 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 71 yards. Tamyus Pugh was another key player, throwing for 246 yards and a touchdown on only 19 passes.
Clarke County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Pugh and Isaiah Davis.
Chickasaw's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Clarke County, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Chickasaw was taken down by Clarke County 40-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Chickasaw, Aj Ezell (who rushed for 192 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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