Football Preview: Cross County Cougars vs. Doniphan-Trumbull Cardinals
The Cross County Cougars will head out to face off against the Doniphan-Trumbull Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cross County will be strutting in after a win while Doniphan-Trumbull will be coming in after a defeat.
Cross County will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 20-point they dealt Superior on Friday. Everything went Cross County's way against Superior as Cross County made off with a 26-6 victory. The score was all tied up 6-6 at the break, but the Cougars were the (much) better team in the second half.
Cross County's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged 11 passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Benson Seim and Sawyer Anderson.
Meanwhile, Doniphan-Trumbull ended up a good deal behind Lincoln Lutheran on Friday and lost 39-20. The loss was the Cardinals' first of the season.
Doniphan-Trumbull's loss came about despite a quality game from Taylon Bennett, who picked up 74 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Bennett didn't just play on offense: he also made ten total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Cross County's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1. As for Doniphan-Trumbull, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
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