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 defeat continues a trend for the Clovers in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost nine in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Decatur). They breezed by Crimson Knights at home to the tune of 53-12 on Friday. The victory was nothing new for the Cougars as they're now sitting on three straight.
Corbin Johnson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 278 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 81 yards.
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.
Cloverdale lost to South Decatur at home by a decisive 27-13 margin 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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