When the lights come on this Friday at Cloverdale's football stadium, there will be two teams hungry for a win playing down below in Cloverdale and North Putnam. 

Cloverdale comes in at 2-2 and fresh off a 68-0 loss against Cascade last week, while North Putnam seeks its first win of the season after a 44-37 setback last week against Covenant Christian. 

For the Clovers, Cascade turned a 20-0 first quarter lead into a 62-0 halftime advantage, as Cloverdale struggled with the loss of quarterback Tayt Jackson during the game. 

"He rolled his ankle pretty good. We could've used him, but it was good for our backup guy to get some reps," Cloverdale coach Tyler Lotz said. 

Backup quarterback Tre Henderson did an admirable job considering for Cloverdale, who finished with minus four yards of offense after rushing 21 times for minus 32 yards and having 28 yards through the air. 

Cloverdale had entered on a two game win streak, and Lotz said his team learned a lot about themselves in last week's loss.

"I told the guys we won two games, but don't pat yourselves on the back. We learned a lot about ourselves, and now we need to get back on track and rolling again," Lotz said. 

If there is one area he said his team needs to improve on, it is scoring points and finishing drives. 

"In our two wins, we should've scored more. It takes all 11 doing what they're supposed to do for us to score. Skill position wise, we have a lot of guys who have played, but up front, we have a lot of new guys," Lotz said. 

As for North Putnam, the Cougars enter 0-4 on the season and look to bounce back after a tight loss to Covenant Christian. 
In that game, North Putnam raced out to a 15-13 lead after the first quarter and had chances as the game progressed. 

According to Lotz, his team will face quite a challenge from the Cougars. 

"They throw a lot at you. The quarterback is a pretty good player," Lotz said. 

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Cloverdale, but pregame coverage will begin at 6:40 p.m. on WREB.