Football match preview:

The Clay-Chalkville Cougars will face the Thompson Warriors on Friday at 7 p.m. Clay-Chalkville will enter the game with an undefeated record.

The Clay-Chalkville defense enters the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance it showed last Friday. They swept Shades Valley and posted a 42-0 win at home. Given the Cougars' lead in the MaxPreps Alabama football rankings (they're ranked eighth while the Mounties are ranked 70th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Several players had solid performances to lead Clay-Chalkville to victory, but perhaps none was better than Aaron Osley, who rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns on just 12 carries. The team also received support from Joshua Woods, who scored a total of 98 yards and two touchdowns.

Given the score, perhaps unsurprisingly, Clay-Chalkville was unstoppable on the ground, finishing the game with 230 rushing yards. This strong performance was nothing new for the team: it has now racked up at least 230 rushing yards in three straight contests.

Meanwhile, Thompson's game on Friday was just before halftime when they went one better. They outrebounded Vestavia Hills 38-17. Considering the Warriors have won three games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's loss was nothing new.

Michael Dujon was outstanding as usual, rushing for 168 yards and a touchdown on just 14 carries. With this strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 106.6 rushing yards per game.

Clay-Chalkville's win was Clay-Chalkville's seventh straight home win since last season, improving its record to 4-0. As for Thompson, the win (fourth in a row) increased his record to 4-1.

In the last game between the two teams in September 2023, Clay-Chalkville prevailed in an exciting duel against Thompson and sneaked through with a score of 36:33. Does Clay-Chalkville have another win or will Thompson turn the tables? We'll get the answer soon.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered into MaxPreps