Football Preview: College Station Cougars vs. Lehman Lobos
The College Station Cougars will take on the Lehman Lobos at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. College Station will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
College Station is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against A&M Consolidated on Friday. College Station took a 34-20 bruising from A&M Consolidated. The loss was the Cougars' first of the season.
Defeat or not, College Station got some senior leadership from Jackson Verdugo and Cade Corcoran. Verdugo picked up 89 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Corcoran threw for 227 yards and three touchdowns. Those 89 receiving yards set a new season-high mark for Verdugo. College Station also got a significant boost from Wilson Stapp, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 84 yards.
Meanwhile, Lehman was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They were dealt a 79-0 defeat at the hands of Weiss. While losing is never fun, the Lobos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 864th, while the Wolves are ranked 112th).
College Station's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-1. As for Lehman, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Friday's match might be decided in the trenches. College Station has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 176 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Lehman, though, as they've been averaging only 80.8. How will they fare against such a dominant running game? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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