Football Game Preview: Lubbock-Cooper Pirates vs. Legacy Leopards

The Lubbock-Cooper Pirates will challenge the Legacy Leopards at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lubbock-Cooper has given up an average of 34.8 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Lubbock-Cooper is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Plainview just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 55-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Pirates came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 420th).

Meanwhile, Legacy lost 45-24 to Wylie on Friday.

Lubbock-Cooper's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Legacy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.

Everything went Lubbock-Cooper's way against Legacy when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as Lubbock-Cooper made off with a 51-28 victory. In that game, the Pirates amassed a halftime lead of 44-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.