The Rancho Cotate Cougars will square off against the Freedom Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Rancho Cotate is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since October 13, 2023 on Friday. They lost 34-13 to Casa Grande. The loss was the Cougars' first of the season.
The losing side was boosted by Devin Perkins, who picked up 102 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Freedom was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 55-7 loss at the hands of Vanden. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 644th, while the Vikings are ranked 113th).
Having lost for the first time this season, Rancho Cotate fell to 2-1. As for Freedom, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Rancho Cotate strolled past Freedom in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 39-20. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Freedom's Travis May, who picked up 102 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 51 yards on only five carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Rancho Cotate to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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