Clarksville is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Kirkwood is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Clarksville Wildcats will challenge the Kirkwood Cobras at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Clarksville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Northwest 47-0 on the road on Friday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Vikings are ranked 243rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Clarksville wouldn't let Northwest keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Clarksville can thank Jack Stein and Jadyn Hayes for forcing all of them. Clarksville got some further help from Dawson Smith: he picked up a sack, made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Clarksville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, after only 12 points in their last match, Kirkwood made sure to put some points up on the board against Liberty Creek on Friday. Kirkwood really took it to Liberty Creek for the full four quarters, racking up a 35-7 victory at home. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cobras had established a 21 point advantage.
Kirkwood found their leader in underclassman Miles Reding, who threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 32 yards. Another player making a difference was Josiah Claybrooks, who rushed for 116 yards.
Clarksville's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Kirkwood, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Thursday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Clarksville has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 275 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Kirkwood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 193.7. It's looking like Thursday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Clarksville against Kirkwood in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 62-6 win. In that match, Clarksville amassed a halftime lead of 55-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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