Clay-Chalkville has gone 6-1 against Oxford recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Clay-Chalkville Cougars will challenge the Oxford Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated (Clay-Chalkville has 21 wins dating back to last season, while Oxford has seven).
Clay-Chalkville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 66-12 victory over Huffman at home. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 21 points or more this season.
Clay-Chalkville's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Xaveon Kindell, who rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Joshua Woods also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Clay-Chalkville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Clay-Chalkville wouldn't let Huffman keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Jacarlos Hunter was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. Another thorn in Huffman's side was Quinten Lowe, who made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Oxford never let their opponents score last Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Pell City 27-0 at home. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Panthers are ranked 70th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Jay'Lin Taylor, who picked up 162 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Mason Mims, who threw for 274 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes.
Oxford didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cedric Twyman and Kamari English.
Clay-Chalkville's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Oxford, their record is now an identical 7-0.
Clay-Chalkville strolled past Oxford in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 28-14. Does Clay-Chalkville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oxford turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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