The Linden-Kildare Tigers are taking a road trip to take on the Clarksville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Linden-Kildare will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Linden-Kildare is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a blow against Detroit on Friday, falling 50-22.
Meanwhile, Clarksville narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Cumby 56-54. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
It was another big night for Jonathan Morgan, who threw for 252 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 142 yards while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Clarksville also got a significant boost from Semaj Harris, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 80 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Clarksville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 92 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 182.
Linden-Kildare's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Clarksville, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-5.
Linden-Kildare came up short against Clarksville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 23-14. Can Linden-Kildare avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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