Football Preview: Coyle Bluejackets vs. Covington-Douglas Wildcats
Coyle is 5-0 against Covington-Douglas since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Coyle Bluejackets will square off against the Covington-Douglas Wildcats at 7:00 p.m.
Coyle is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 50 points last Thursday, they were much more limited against Waukomis on Thursday. They were dealt a 42-6 defeat at the hands of the Chiefs.
Meanwhile, Covington-Douglas put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 50-30 margin over Cherokee. Considering the Wildcats have won five games by more than 19 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Ford Smith continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 129 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also throwing for 315 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 74 yards.
Covington-Douglas wouldn't let Cherokee keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Covington-Douglas can thank Smith and Hayden Williard for forcing both of them. Williard also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 12.
Coyle now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Covington-Douglas, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for Coyle against Covington-Douglas when the teams last played back in October of 2019, as the team secured a 58-20 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Covington-Douglas' James Kroll, who picked up 80 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Coyle to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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