The Cloverdale Clovers will square off against 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 haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Decatur). They claimed a resounding 53-12 victory over Crimson Knights at home. The win was nothing new for the Cougars as they're now sitting on three straight.
It was another big night for Corbin Johnson, who rushed 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.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, South Decatur was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 326 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
The loss 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 in their previous meeting 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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