If Palo Duro was feeling good fresh off their 34-6 takedown of Legacy last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Palo Duro Dons received a blow on Friday as they fell 44-27 to the Cooper Cougars. The Dons have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Palo Duro saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Julian Reese Ii threw for 209 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes.
Austin Cummins was nothing short of spectacular for Cooper: he threw for 115 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown. Cummins has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Zavian Alexander also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Palo Duro's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Cooper, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-6.
Palo Duro does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cooper, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 63-35 defeat against Del Valle on the 14th.
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