Football Preview: Coosa Eagles vs. Gordon Lee Trojans
The Coosa Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Gordon Lee Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Coosa will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Last Friday, Coosa lost to Dade County at home by a 44-28 margin. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Wolverines: they've now lost four in a row.
Coosa wouldn't let Dade County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Coosa can thank Marion Millsap and Dj Johnson for forcing both of them. The dominant performance also gave Johnson a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Gordon Lee had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three last Friday. They blew past the Warriors 56-7 at home. That looming 56-7 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Trojans yet this season.
Dustin Day was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 216 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Gordon Lee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 220 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Coosa's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Gordon Lee, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Coosa suffered a grim 38-14 defeat to Gordon Lee in their previous matchup back in October of 2015. Thankfully for Coosa, Andrew Towns (who rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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