Football Recap: South Putnam Eagles vs. Cloverdale Clovers
South Putnam came tearing into Friday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 42.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 38-0 win over the Cloverdale Clovers on the road. Considering the Eagles have won six contests by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Wyatt Mullin was his usual excellent self, rushing for 102 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 159 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. Ty Benton was another key player, rushing for 96 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: South Putnam was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
South Putnam didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Wyatt Speth, Blake Witt, and Khalil Jefferson picked up one apiece. Another thorn in Cloverdale's side was Keenan Mowery-Shields, who made 13 total tackles (1.5 for loss).
South Putnam pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Cloverdale, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
South Putnam will square off against Fountain Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in South Putnam's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six matchups. Cloverdale does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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