Football Preview: Kirkwood Cobras vs. Clarksville Wildcats
Two dominant backs in Josiah Claybrooks and James Dalrymple are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Kirkwood Cobras will head out to challenge the Clarksville Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Kirkwood will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 12 points last Thursday, then bounced right back against Liberty Creek on Friday. Kirkwood claimed a resounding 35-7 win over Liberty Creek at home. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cobras.
Miles Reding was his usual excellent self, throwing for 250 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 32 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (80 yards to be exact) went to Lee Buggs III.
Meanwhile, Clarksville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Northwest onto the board and left with a 47-0 victory. The game marked the Wildcats' most dominant win of the season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Clarksville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Clarksville wouldn't let Northwest keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Clarksville can thank Jack Stein and Jadyn Hayes for forcing all of them. Dawson Smith was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making eight total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
Kirkwood's record is now 6-1. As for Clarksville, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Thursday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Kirkwood has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 193.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Clarksville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 275. It's looking like Thursday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Kirkwood took a serious blow against Clarksville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 62-6. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Kirkwood was down 55-0.
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