Football Recap: Coahulla Creek Colts vs. Murray County Indians
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Coahulla Creek). Their defense stepped up to hand the Murray County Indians a 36-0 shutout on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Colts have posted since October 27, 2023.
Coahulla Creek's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Tyler Douglas, who rushed for 118 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. Waelyn Baliles was another key player, rushing for 93 yards on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Coahulla Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Coahulla Creek wouldn't let Murray County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Brandon Manis was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
The win snapped Coahulla Creek's losing streak at seven games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-6 record. As for Murray County, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Coahulla Creek will face off against Union County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Coahulla Creek is out to stop a five-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season. As for Murray County, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Rockmart at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
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