If Leander wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Cedar Park, they should've done a better job of containing David Cooper. The Cedar Park Timberwolves took down the Leander Lions 47-31 on Friday thanks in part to Cooper, who rushed for 156 yards on only 12 carries, and also threw for 183 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Cooper was just one part of a punishing run game: Cedar Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 298 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
When it comes to explaining why Leander lost, don't look at Logan Mitchell. Despite the final result, he rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 147 yards and two touchdowns. Eric Hargrave was another key player, rushing for 90 yards on only seven carries.
Cedar Park has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Leander, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-5.
Cedar Park wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 31-7 defeat against Georgetown on the 7th. Leander has also already played their next contest, a 35-28 loss against East View on the 8th.
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