The Clarkdale Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Scott Central Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Clarkdale is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Bay Springs on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Clarkdale was beaten by Bay Springs 44-12. While losing is never fun, Clarkdale can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 204th, while Bay Springs is ranked 85th).
Meanwhile, Scott Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 16-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Seminary. The game marked the Rebels' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Clarkdale and nudges their season record down to 2-5. As for Scott Central, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Clarkdale came up short against Scott Central when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 24-16. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Scott Central's Devin Cunningham, who rushed for 52 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 106 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes. Now that Clarkdale knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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