Football Preview: Cookeville Cavaliers vs. Gallatin Green Wave
The Cookeville Cavaliers will challenge the Gallatin Green Wave on Friday. Cookeville will be strutting in after a win while Gallatin will be coming in after a defeat.
Cookeville's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They really took it to Warren County for the full four quarters, racking up a 34-0 victory on the road. The Cavaliers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 23 points or more this season.
Blake Owen was his usual excellent self, rushing for 156 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 55 yards and two touchdowns. His longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Evan Banks was another key player, rushing for 133 yards on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Cookeville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 408 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Gallatin came up short against Green Hill on Friday and fell 26-13. While losing is never fun, the Green Wave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Hawks are ranked 46th).
Cookeville pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Gallatin, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season.
Cookeville skirted past Gallatin 26-23 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Gallatin's Za'Kyian Brinkley, who rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Cookeville to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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