The Clay County Bulldogs will play host again on Friday to welcome the Gordonsville Tigers, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Clay County will bounce into Friday's game after beating Trousdale County, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Clay County blew past Trousdale County 33-0 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won six matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
Clay County's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nate Adams, who threw for 237 yards and three touchdowns. Adams has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. A healthy portion of Adams' aerial production (111 yards to be exact) went to Lance Burchette.
Meanwhile, Gordonsville came up short against Bledsoe County on Friday and fell 45-35.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Turner Bucher, who rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. He has become a key player for Gordonsville: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of J Foster, who threw for 213 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.3% of his passes.
Clay County pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Gordonsville, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3.
Clay County and Gordonsville were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but Clay County suffered an agonizing 42-41 defeat. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Foster, who threw for 137 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that Clay County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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