Football Preview: North Rock Creek Cougars vs. Star-Spencer Bobcats
North Rock Creek has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Star-Spencer Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Thursday, North Rock Creek lost to Heritage Hall on the road by a 35-20 margin. The Cougars were down 29-7 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Defeat or not, North Rock Creek got some senior leadership from Caleb Hawkins and Landon Kelough. Hawkins gained 242 total yards and a touchdown, while Kelough threw for 366 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt. Those 366 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Kelough.
North Rock Creek's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Kaiden Samuels, Brodie Grace, and Tyson Hawkins picked up one apiece. Grace is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made eight or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Star-Spencer entered their game against Anadarko on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Star-Spencer was outmatched by Anadarko at home and fell 46-8. Having soared to a lofty 42 points in the game before, the Bobcats couldn't push the score so high this time.
North Rock Creek dropped their record down to 2-2 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Star-Spencer, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-2.
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