Football Preview: Central of Clay County Volunteers vs. Beauregard Hornets
The Central of Clay County Volunteers will head out on the road to face off against the Beauregard Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Central of Clay County is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Central of Clay County took their game at home with ease, bagging a 40-3 win over Holtville. Given the Volunteers' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 153rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Beauregard owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance last Friday. Everything went their way against Holtville as Beauregard made off with a 21-0 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Hornets just coasted through the last quarter.
It was another big night for Kajaden Holloway, who rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Cub Jones, who threw for 187 yards and a touchdown while completing 92.3% of his passes.
Beauregard was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Beauregard didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tre Stone and Antonio Peters. Stone is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
Central of Clay County's win bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Beauregard, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Everything came up roses for Central of Clay County against Beauregard in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 49-7 win. In that contest, Central of Clay County amassed a halftime lead of 35-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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