Football Preview: Cloverdale Clovers vs. Greencastle Tiger Cubs
Cloverdale is 0-10 against Greencastle since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Cloverdale Clovers will challenge the Greencastle Tiger Cubs at 7:00 p.m. Cloverdale's defense has only allowed 15.4 points per game this season, so Greencastle's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Cloverdale's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when North Putnam offense got past them. Cloverdale took a 37-26 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Putnam last Friday. The match marked the Clovers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Despite the loss, Cloverdale had strong showings from Levi Johnson, who rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and Tayt Jackson, who gained 155 total yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Johnson has posted since back in September of 2023.
Cloverdale's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Tre Henderson. Another thorn in North Putnam's side was Carson Caulkins, who made 17 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Greencastle took a blow against Linton-Stockton on Saturday, falling 46-14.
The defeat snapped Cloverdale's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2 record. As for Greencastle, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Cloverdale took a serious blow against Greencastle when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 68-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Greencastle's Cole Stephens, who threw for 305 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Now that Cloverdale 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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