Football Preview: Bells Panthers vs. Cooper Bulldogs
The Bells Panthers will square off against the Cooper Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Bells came up short against Plainview and fell 34-22. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 418th in Texas, while the Indians are ranked 37th in Oklahoma).
Despite the loss, Bells got top-tier performance from Bryson Thompson, who rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns. Thompson is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Bells was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 187 rushing yards in 14 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, after only two points in their last contest, Cooper made sure to put some points up on the board against Chisum on Friday. Cooper breezed by Chisum on the road to the tune of 58-6. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Bulldogs had established a 50 point advantage.
Bells now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Cooper, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Bells strolled past Cooper in their previous meeting back in November of 2019 by a score of 56-42. Will Bells repeat their success, or does Cooper have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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