For the first time this season, Connally will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. After each having a week off, they and the China Spring Cougars will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Connally and four for China Spring.
Connally is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Athens last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Cadets were dealt a 61-34 loss at the hands of the Hornets. The Cadets were down 47-21 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Defeat or not, Connally got some senior leadership from Braeden Ford and Caden Coffman. Ford rushed for 124 yards and two TDs, while Coffman threw for 249 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when China Spring faced off against Brownwood last Friday. The Cougars fell 20-10 to the Lions.
Connally now has a losing record of 2-3. As for China Spring, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Connally skirted past China Spring 26-23 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Will the Cadets repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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