Football Preview: Cross Roads Bobcats vs. Cayuga Wildcats
Cross Roads is 1-7 against Cayuga since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Bobcats challenges the Cayuga Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Cross Roads is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Carlisle on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cross Roads was beaten by Carlisle 56-20. The Bobcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 44 points the game before, Cayuga was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They lost to Mildred on the road by a 26-7 margin. The Wildcats have struggled against the Eagles recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Cayuga's loss came about despite a quality game from Shiloh Peckham, who rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown. Peckham got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 53 yards.
Cayuga wouldn't let Mildred keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Cayuga can thank Trace Sims and Caiden Lightfoot for forcing both of them.
Cross Roads' defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Cayuga, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Cross Roads might still be hurting after the 48-26 loss they got from Cayuga in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Cross Roads, Jakobe Brown (who rushed for 229 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.4 yards per carry) 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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