The Clark Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Madison Mavericks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Clark is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Clark will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Churchill, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Cougars came out on top against the Chargers by a score of 28-21 on Thursday. The victory almost wasn't to be: the Cougars were down 21-0 in the second quarter.
Clark's defense made their presence known, laying out Aiden Hillner six times. The heavy lifting was done by Ayden O'Donnell and Canaan Kneubuhl, who racked up all six sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Madison lost to Reagan at home by a 29-13 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 400th, while the Rattlers are ranked 164th).
Madison's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Clark, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Clark was able to grind out a solid victory over Madison in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, winning 24-17. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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