Football Recap: Cottondale Extends Home Winning Streak to Six

By Team Reports Sep 28, 2024, 12:24am

Football Recap: Cottondale Hornets vs. Wewahitchka Gators

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Cottondale put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Wewahitchka Gators as the Cottondale Hornets made off with a 28-8 victory. The Hornets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 20 points or more this season.

Cottondale was led to victory by Jocarian Garrett and Tramond Collins. Garrett rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns, while Collins rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Garrett's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his 16th straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season.

Cottondale was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 267 rushing yards in 16 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.

Cottondale's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Wewahitchka, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.

Cottondale will take on Franklin County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Franklin County's defense has only allowed 14 points per game this season, so Cottondale's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Wewahitchka, they will face off against Liberty County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wewahitchka is facing Liberty County at the right time seeing as Liberty County is stuck on a five-game losing streak.

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