The St. Mark's Lions will challenge the Cooper Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
St. Mark's is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Kinkaid just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 45-22 to the Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 556th, while the Falcons are ranked 149th).
Meanwhile, Cooper strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They breezed past St. John's to the tune of 34-6. Those 34 points were actually the fewest the Dragons have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
St. Mark's better keep an eye on Eric Sipko. He was instrumental in Cooper's win, picking up 115 receiving yards and two scores.
Cooper was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 252 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2024.
Cooper didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Pierson Todd led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Kaleb Smith is crushing it when it comes to interceptions: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
St. Mark's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Cooper, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
St. Mark's was able to grind out a solid win over Cooper in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, winning 25-14. Will the Lions repeat their success, or do the Dragons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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