The Millry Wildcats will square off against the Clarke County Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Millry is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 59-0 win over Fruitdale on the road. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 193rd, while the Pirates are ranked 402nd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Clarke County's game on Friday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. They put the hurt on Blacksher with a sharp 37-16 victory. Clarke County's win was all the more impressive since Blacksher was averaging only 17.25 points allowed on the season.
Clarke County had a senior duo take command as Tamyus Pugh threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes and DaMyon Horn gained 113 total yards and a touchdown. Horn was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 53 yards. 84 of those passing yards were hauled in by Standarius Gladney, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Clarke County's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Pugh led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Hayden Dotson was another major factor on D, making 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Millry now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Clarke County, their victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-2.
Millry strolled past Clarke County when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 28-14. Does Millry have another victory up their sleeve, or will Clarke County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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