Football Game Preview: Clarksdale Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 10, 2024, 7:54am

Football Preview: Clarksdale Wildcats vs. Charleston Tigers

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The Clarksdale Wildcats will challenge the Charleston Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Clarksdale took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Coahoma County 28-0 at home.

Meanwhile, Charleston came tearing into Friday's matchup with ten straight wins dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Cougars as they made off with a 34-14 win. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-6.

Clarksdale's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Charleston, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.

Clarksdale couldn't quite finish off Charleston when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 20-17. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Charleston's Marcus Flowers Jr, who rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown. Now that Clarksdale knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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