Football Preview: Lyons-Decatur Northeast Cougars vs. Walthill Blujays
The Lyons-Decatur Northeast Cougars will square off against the Walthill Blujays at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lyons-Decatur Northeast is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.7 points per game this season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Lyons-Decatur Northeast challenged Bancroft-Rosalie on Friday. Lyons-Decatur Northeast fell 54-42 to Bancroft-Rosalie. The Cougars have struggled against the Panthers recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Defeat or not, Lyons-Decatur Northeast got some senior leadership from Gavin Hardeman and Landen Cooper. Hardeman rushed for 248 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, while Cooper rushed for 221 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Cooper a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Lyons-Decatur Northeast was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 446 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in 15 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Walthill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 44-12 loss at the hands of Randolph. The Blujays were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-0.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Walthill, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
