Football Recap: Crosby Cougars vs. Kingwood Park Panthers
Crosby waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Kingwood Park Panthers as they made off with a 34-14 win. This was payback for the Cougars, who suffered a 27-11 defeat the last time these two teams met.
It was another big night for Wesley Yarbrough, who rushed for 252 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 173 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Crosby was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 215 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
The victory got Crosby back to even at 3-3. As for Kingwood Park, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season.
Crosby will be playing at home against Fort Bend Kempner at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fort Bend Kempner's defense has only allowed 12.8 points per game this season, so Crosby's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Kingwood Park, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers faces off against Angleton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. They are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 49.8 points per game this season.
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