Football Preview: Coosa Eagles vs. Chattooga Indians
Coosa is 2-8 against Chattooga since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Coosa Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Chattooga Indians at 7:30 p.m.
Coosa is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Gordon Lee on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Coosa was dealt a 42-14 loss at the hands of Gordon Lee. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-0.
Although Coosa took the loss, they still got scores from Khyden Turner and Jaylen Worfford.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chattooga). They were the clear victor by a 56-36 margin over Dade County on Friday. Considering the Indians have won six matches by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Zayden Cook was his usual excellent self, rushing for 464 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Chattooga was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 464 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Chattooga didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cook and Matthew Bryant. Cook's rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his tenth straight game with at least 158 rushing yards dating back to last season.
This is the second loss in a row for Coosa and nudges their season record down to 3-6. As for Chattooga, they moved to 6-3 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Coosa came up short against Chattooga in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 16-10. Can Coosa avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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