Football Recap: Blackduck Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Sep 29, 2024, 5:17am

Football Recap: Blackduck Drakes vs. Cook County Vikings

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Blackduck entered their match against Cook County on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Blackduck Drakes were beaten by the Cook County Vikings 33-6. Having soared to a lofty 36 points in the game before, the Drakes couldn't push the score so high this time.

Hunter Rex was a one-man wrecking crew for Cook County as he threw for 203 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Rex a new career-high in rushing yards. Rayce Gibson was another key player, gaining 63 total yards and a touchdown.

Blackduck's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Cook County, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.

Blackduck will head out to square off against Mountain Iron-Buhl at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain Iron-Buhl knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Blackduck likes a good challenge. As for Cook County, they will challenge Cass Lake-Bena at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.

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