Football Recap: Lyons-Decatur Northeast Cougars vs. Walthill Blujays
There's no place like home for Lyons-Decatur Northeast, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They blew past the Walthill Blujays 62-12 at home on Friday. Considering the Cougars have won four contests by more than 30 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Landen Cooper, who rushed for 121 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 121 rushing yards dating back to last season. Gavin Hardeman was in the mix as well, providing Lyons-Decatur Northeast with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lyons-Decatur Northeast was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in 16 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Eric Hart and Braxton P Watson.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-4. As for Walthill, they are on a 14-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast will square off against Bruning-Davenport/Shickley at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lyons-Decatur Northeast has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 167 points over their last three games. Walthill does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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