Football Preview: Killeen Kangaroos vs. Copperas Cove Bulldawgs
The Killeen Kangaroos will challenge the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Killeen is looking for their season's first victory.
Killeen managed to keep up with Brenham until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Killeen had to suffer through a 73-42 loss at the hands of Brenham. While losing is never fun, the Kangaroos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 513th, while the Cubs are ranked 85th).
Killeen might have lost, but man, Kardae Hicks was a machine: he rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. That's the most rushing yards Hicks has posted since back in September of 2023. Killeen also got help from Timothy Boatner, who showed off his sure hands for 97 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, Killeen was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Copperas Cove was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. They came out on top against Del Valle by a score of 21-14.
Kj (Lejuandro) Zeigler continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 182 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 103.8 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Malik Cuthbert, who rushed for 96 yards on only ten carries.
Killeen's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Copperas Cove, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Killeen has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 389.5 passing yards per game. Copperas Cove, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 195.2 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Killeen suffered a grim 56-33 defeat to Copperas Cove in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. Can Killeen avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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