Football Preview: Whitehaven Tigers vs. Clarksville Wildcats
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers takes on the Clarksville Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Whitehaven's defense has only allowed 14.2 points per game this season, so Clarksville's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Whitehaven was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 19-14 to Bartlett. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Clarksville put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 50-7 win over Northeast. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won eight contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
James Dalrymple was his usual excellent self, rushing for 89 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Ahmoyre Galbreath, who rushed for 93 yards on only eight carries.
Clarksville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 340 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups.
Whitehaven's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Clarksville, they pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
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