Football Preview: Monterey Plainsmen vs. Franklin Cougars
After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Monterey is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Franklin Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Monterey was just a hair shy of victory and fell 29-28 to Wylie.
Meanwhile, Franklin came up short against Del Valle on Friday and fell 24-14.
Franklin might have lost, but man, Ernie Powers was a machine: he rushed for 167 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Santiago Perez also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 80 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, Franklin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 192 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Monterey dropped their record down to 0-2 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Franklin, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
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