The Clinton County Bulldogs ran onto Bulldog Field Friday night before taking on Jenkins and eventually earning their third straight victory of the season by a score of 48-22. The Dawgs will be looking for the fourth win when they play host this Friday night to Caverna in a game set to kick-off at 7:00 p.m.

The Clinton County Bulldogs pulled off a feat only done by two other football teams since the rebirth of the sport in 2006 … win three games in a row.

During the first year football made its debut for the second time, the Bulldogs defeated Evangel Christian, 69-6, Hancock County, Tennessee, 72-0, and Jackson County 57-8. The 2006 team finished the year 4-5.

Last season, after more than a three year winless drought, Clinton County managed to put three W’s together and finish the season with a 4-6 record.

The Bulldogs now have their third win in a row this season and the team picked up that W Friday night against Jenkins, 48-22.

“I don’t want them to get complacent,” Head Coach Jamie Miller said. “I preach that to the players every week.”

Last season, after winning its first game in three seasons, Clinton County won two more games against the same opponents the team has defeated this season, McCreary Central and Jenkins, 28-0 and 46-6 respectively.

Caverna won the following game against the Bulldogs in overtime last season, 20-19, robbing Clinton County of it’s fourth victory in a row. This Friday night, Clinton County will try again for its fourth consecutive win against none other than Caverna.

History could be in the making for Clinton County as that elusive “fourth in a row” is on the line.

The Bulldogs are scheduled to kick off Friday night’s game at 7 p.m. at Bulldog Field.

During last Friday night’s game, Clinton County’s shot at picking up win number three was on the line during the first half as the Bulldogs trailed at the half, 16-12, but the team came out in the second half and completely dominated the playing field and came out with a 48-22 victory.

Miller said he had one of the most heated halftime talks he has had all year and they came out and took care of business.

“I don’t think, in the first half, we were playing to our potential,” Miller said. “I told them it doesn’t matter what they did last year, it matters what they do this year. They have a very good running back and their quarterback was a very good scrambler.”

Miller said there was lot that went wrong in the first half on defense.

“Their quarterback made us miss, so that was a whole lot that was going on in the first half,” Miller said. “We made some adjustments at halftime and corrected a few things and we were able to shut them down until we put our subs in at the end of the game. Up until that point, when we subbed, they didn’t have another first down after halftime.”

Miller said the second half was a whole different ball game for Clinton County.

“Their attitudes were totality different and they came out ready to play in the second half,” Miller said. “They responded well to the challenge we put in front of them at halftime.”

This week, Clinton County will host Caverna at Bulldog Field with kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m.

“They will have a lot of athletes,” Miller said. “So far this year I think we’ve been more athletic than anybody we’ve played and that’s been able to carry us through a few games. I think we will be better up front than they are and skill wise we will be about the same level.”

Last year, Clinton County lost to Caverna 20-19 in overtime, a game Miller thinks the Bulldogs should have won.

“They are going to be a little better this year, but then again I think we are a little better this year,” Miller said. “We can’t allow them to come out early and take the lead. We’ve got to come out on fire right off the bat and stay there for 48 minutes.”