Football Preview: Heidelberg Oilers vs. Clarkdale Bulldogs
Heidelberg has gone 5-0 against Clarkdale recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Heidelberg Oilers will venture away from home to challenge the Clarkdale Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Heidelberg has five straight wins, Clarkdale has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Clarkdale's offense is going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Heidelberg hadn't allowed a single point the last five times they've hit the field. Heidelberg blew past Mize 52-0 on the road on Friday. Considering the Oilers have won six matches by more than 43 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Heidelberg got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Chase Craft out in front who rushed for 151 yards on only nine carries. Craft's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Kaden Porter was in the mix too, providing Heidelberg with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Heidelberg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 351 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Heidelberg wouldn't let Mize keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Ludrick Cameron, D'Mauhd Gavin, Zion Jones, and Keyon Gilmore picked up one apiece. Cameron is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last three games he's played. Another thorn in Mize's side was Madaylan Mckenzie, who picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, a win for Clarkdale just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Scott Central on the road and fell 39-6.
Heidelberg's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Clarkdale, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Heidelberg strolled past Clarkdale in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 26-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Heidelberg since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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