Football Preview: Burke Cougars vs. Corsica/Stickney Jaguars
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars challenges the Corsica/Stickney Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Burke is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.5 points per game this season.
Burke is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 38 points back in September, they were much more limited against Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian last Friday. They had to suffer through a 66-7 loss at the hands of Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian. The game was over by the end of the first half, with no points scored by either team from that point forward.
The losing side was boosted by Gentry Bartling, who picked up 38 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 59 yards on only five carries.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Corsica/Stickney). They claimed a resounding 44-0 win over Sunshine Bible Academy on the road. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Jaguars considering their two-point performance the contest before.
Burke's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Corsica/Stickney, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Burke took a serious blow against Corsica/Stickney when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 50-15. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Burke was down 42-0.
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