Football Preview: St. Mark's Lions vs. Cooper Dragons
The St. Mark's Lions are taking a road trip to face off against the Cooper Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Mark's is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
St. Mark's is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Kinkaid just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 34-23 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Falcons. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, Cooper took a blow against St. John's on Friday, falling 41-14. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 561st, while the Mavericks are ranked 167th).
Cooper might have lost, but man, Dean Calhoun was a machine: he rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 46 receiving yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Calhoun is now averaging an impressive 101.2 rushing yards per game.
St. Mark's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Cooper, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
St. Mark's beat Cooper 15-8 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Mark's since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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