The Clarkdale Bulldogs will take on the Newton Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Clarkdale and 19 for Newton dating back to last season.
Clarkdale is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Heidelberg on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Clarkdale was dealt a 70-7 defeat at the hands of Heidelberg. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Oilers are ranked 47th).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 42-6, which was the final score in Newton's tilt against Scott Central on Friday.
Clarkdale's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Newton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Clarkdale beat Newton 66-57 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Does Clarkdale have another victory up their sleeve, or will Newton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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