Football Preview: Clarksville Generals vs. Eastern Greene Thunderbirds
The Clarksville Generals will challenge the Eastern Greene Thunderbirds at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Clarksville will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Clarksville's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Rock Creek Academy on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 31-0 loss at the hands of the Lions.
Meanwhile, Eastern Greene can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Friday. They claimed a resounding 59-26 win over Mitchell at home. The Thunderbirds' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Peyton Lewis was his usual excellent self, rushing for 220 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per carry, and also throwing for 84 yards and two touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing two fumbles and making seven total tackles (2.0 for loss). Bryson Jones was another key player, gaining 110 total yards and two touchdowns.
Eastern Greene wouldn't let Mitchell keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Eastern Greene can thank Lewis and Brody Teague for forcing all of them. Eastern Greene got some further help from Luke Mcneal: he made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defended a pass which he returned for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Eastern Greene was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 364 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Clarksville's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Eastern Greene, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Clarksville was taken down by Eastern Greene 35-8 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Clarksville was down 28-0.
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