Football Preview: Clarke County Bulldogs vs. Millry Wildcats
The Clarke County Bulldogs will venture away from home to take on the Millry Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Millry is hoping to do what Blacksher couldn't on Friday: put an end to Clarke County's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Everything went Clarke County's way against Blacksher as Clarke County made off with a 37-16 victory. Clarke County's win was all the more impressive since Blacksher was averaging only 17.25 points allowed on the season.
A big part of Clarke County's victory came down to the chemistry between Tamyus Pugh and his top target DaMyon Horn. Pugh threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes while Horn gained 113 total yards and a touchdown. Horn showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 53 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (84 yards to be exact) went to Standarius Gladney, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Clarke County's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Pugh led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Hayden Dotson was another major factor on D, making 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, while Millry put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Fruitdale. Millry breezed by Fruitdale on the road to the tune of 59-0. The contest marked the Wildcats' most dominant win of the season so far.
Clarke County's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-2. As for Millry, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 3-2.
Clarke County ended up a good deal behind Millry when the teams last played back in September of 2023, losing 28-14. Can Clarke County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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