The Cloverdale Clovers will take on the South Decatur Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Cloverdale's defense has only allowed 15.4 points per game this season, so South Decatur's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Cloverdale's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when North Putnam offense got past them. Cloverdale fell 37-26 to North Putnam on Friday. The Clovers have struggled against the Cougars recently, as their game on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Decatur). They took their match at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 53-12 win over Crimson Knights. The victory was familiar territory for the Cougars who have now won three contests in a row.
Corbin Johnson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 278 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 81-yard run.
South Decatur's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged five passes before it was all said and done. Johnson led the group effort, picking up three of those interceptions all by himself. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
The defeat snapped Cloverdale's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2 record. As for South Decatur, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
Things could have been worse for Cloverdale, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 27-13 loss to South Decatur when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Johnson, who rushed for 375 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.4 yards per carry. Now that Cloverdale 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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