Football Preview: Samuell Spartans vs. South Oak Cliff Bears
Samuell is 0-6 against South Oak Cliff since October of 2014 but things could change on Thursday. The Samuell Spartans will head out to square off against the South Oak Cliff Bears at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Samuell will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Wilson, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. Samuell came out on top against Wilson by a score of 37-27 on Friday. The victory was familiar territory for the Spartans who have now won four contests in a row.
Meanwhile, South Oak Cliff got themselves on the board against Seagoville on Friday, but Seagoville never followed suit. They blew past the Dragons, posting a 63-0 win. The matchup marked the Bears' most dominant victory of the season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South Oak Cliff to victory, but perhaps none more so than Carter Kopecky, who threw for 157 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Kopecky has become a key player for South Oak Cliff: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Damond Williams helped Kopecky out on the ground, rushing for 60 yards and two touchdowns.
South Oak Cliff didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Collin Cottingham picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Samuell's record now sits at 7-1. As for South Oak Cliff, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Samuell was dealt a bruising 48-0 loss at the hands of South Oak Cliff in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kopecky, who threw for 164 yards and four touchdowns on only ten passes. Now that Samuell knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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