With week four approaching, the Cloverdale Clovers find themselves in the midst of a win streak, while the North Putnam Cougars are looking for the first win of the season. 

The Clovers travel to Cascade, while North Putnam travels to Covenant Christian. 

Here's a look at the two Putnam County teams. 

Cloverdale off to strong start

For the first time since 2010, the Cloverdale Clovers find themselves above .500 after posting back-to-back victories against Edinburgh and Brown County. 

"It's a great feeling for all of us. I think our success has come from several different variables. We're not where we want to be, but I think one of the main things is our strength and speed is starting to close the gap some, as well as just playing time for some of these guys. They've had some time on the gridiron and are starting to gain experience," Cloverdale coach Tyler Lotz told The Putnam County Post. 

A week ago, Cloverdale upended Brown County on the road, 28-6. In that game, the Clovers raced out to a quick 21-6 lead after the first quarter.

Tayt Jackson was 4-of-7 for 103 yards and a touchdown through the air, as well as adding 88 yards and a score on the ground. 

Running back Levi Johnson had 21 touches for 145 yards and two touchdowns, while wide receiver Jaxton Helton reeled in a 51 yard touchdown pass. 

"A lot of guys have worked hard for this and the closer we get as a team, the better we become. Football is the ultimate team sport and it takes all of them to do what we've done so far," Lotz said. 

At 2-1 and heading into the thick of things in the Western Indiana Conference, Lotz said he won't be judging this team on wins and losses. 

"We have already won more games this year than any other year in the last five years. My biggest challenge for this team has been to compete no  matter the score. If we continue to do that, we're going to improve, which will in turn result in more wins. I am excited about the future of Cloverdale football and this year's team is leaving their mark on it," Lotz admitted.

Friday, the Clovers hit the road for a test against Cascade, who enters 2-1 and is also on a two game winning streak after losing to Triton Central in the season opener. Cascade has knocked off Beech Grove and Edgewood the last two weeks. 

In the win over Edgewood, Cascade rolled up 21 first downs and raced out to a 56-0 halftime edge as Dayton Mink found the end zone three times and rushed for 98 yards. In addition, Toby Savini accounted for 132 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. 

"Cascade is a very good football team and it will take us matching their physicality up front for four quarters. We have to limit the missed tackles on our end and create missed tackles for our offense if we want to win Friday night," Lotz said.

North Putnam seeks first win of the season

An 0-3 start to the season was not what North Putnam head coach Scott Moore envisioned when the season began, but it is the hand the Cougars have been dealt. 

North Putnam fell 26-8 to South Putnam last week.

"We did some really good things last Friday. Defensively, we kept ourselves in the game by stopping their run and executing our gameplan. A few big plays in the passing game happened where they just made plays and our guys didn't. South Putnam's defense is very fast and stout and we had to find what was working throughout the first half. We We shot ourselves in the foot on several drives in the second half with big penalties, turnovers or missed opportunities that could have been game changers. We are proud of our players for how they competed and played four quarters of solid defense against a good football team," Moore told The Putnam County Post. 

The Cougars will look to pick up the first win of the season on the road against a Covenant Christian squad that is 1-2 after falling to Scecina, 36-22, last week. 

"Covenant Christian presents yet another tough opponent to start our season as they have many good athletes and some new guys on both sides of the ball that make them a good football team once again.  We are hopeful that our progression through the first 3 games will finally come full swing into playing a great game on both sides of the ball and give us an opportunity to win a football game on friday night.  We must keep taking strides forward, keep working on ourselves, fixing mistakes, and rising up to make plays when its our time to make big plays," Moore said.