Football Recap: Copperas Cove Bulldawgs vs. Killeen Kangaroos
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Copperas Cove). They walked away with a 62-53 victory over the Killeen Kangaroos on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldawgs.
Kj (Lejuandro) Zeigler was his usual excellent self, rushing for 275 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Anthony King, who threw for 315 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Copperas Cove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 365 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Copperas Cove wouldn't let Killeen keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Xavier Taclibon, Jaciari Edwards, and Edwards picked up one apiece. Taclibon is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Copperas Cove now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Killeen, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Copperas Cove will venture away from home to challenge Bryan at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,421 yards in their previous games. As for Killeen, they will challenge Harker Heights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Harker Heights' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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