The Clinton County Bulldogs moved its record to 2-1 on the year after a 30-25 win over McCreary Central Friday night.

Head Coach Jamie Miller said his team played with much more heart and learned how to battle back during the game.

“We fell behind early,” Miller said. “We then stretched the lead out a little bit and then they scored and tightened it back up. I think we had an 11 point lead twice during the game. We showed some resilience and determination to win when they had fallen down early.”

In past seasons, Miller has talked about his teams getting down on themselves during the games and not being able to fight its way back, but Friday night, became a different story.

“It feels good to have two wins, but obviously we are not happy … we want to win them all,” Miller said. “We are working each week to play and compete to win. We still have nine wins in our sight, but we are going to take them one game at a time.

This Friday night, Clinton County be back at Bulldog Field to host Webster County.

Miller said they have a similar style play as Clinton County and his team should see a lot of similarities when they take the field this week.

“We are going to do a lot of what we’ve done in the past couple of weeks,” Miller said. “We are going to work on the fundamentals and spend a lot of time on offensive and defensive drills and finish up with a lot of team work. The good thing is we are going to see a team who does a lot of the same stuff we do. We should be able to simulate that pretty well. From what we’ve seen on film, they are a team we think we can compete with.”

Miller said fans will see a little different team on the field compared to the first game against Pickett County in August.

“I think they will see a little more heart and more determination,” Miller said. “In practice they have really stepped up and got much better.”

Miller said it feels good to be back home in front of a great crowd.

“It’s always good go be back home. It seems like things go much better when you are at home,” Miller said. “Not having to worry about the bus ride and transportation and things like that make it easier. We need to come out and play the way we need to play and defend it the way we need to defend it.”

Friday night also marks this year’s Cancer Game for Clinton County.

The Bulldogs will be supporting purple socks and shoe laces and there will be a special ceremony to recognized those who have survived cancer as well as those who have lost the battle with cancer.

“I think it’s special … not only to remember the cancer survivors, but also to remember those who have died from cancer,” Miller said. “Obviously we are here for football, but if we can add something with our purple socks and shoe strings then I’m all for it.”

Kick off is set for 7:30 p.m. More information about Cancer Night can be found else where in this edition.