Pearl-Cohn is 3-0 against Station Camp since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Pearl-Cohn Firebirds will play host again on Friday to welcome the Station Camp Bison, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Pearl-Cohn is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 61-0 victory over Montgomery Central at home. The Firebirds might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 34 points or more this season.
OmariOn Starnes was his usual excellent self, rushing for 123 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Lj Funk, who threw for 214 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
Pearl-Cohn wouldn't let Montgomery Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Pearl-Cohn can thank Malachi Campbell and William Nelson for forcing both of them. Campbell is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Pearl-Cohn got some further help from Karmelo League: he made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pearl-Cohn was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Station Camp came into Friday's matchup having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They blew past Greenbrier 41-0 on the road on Friday. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Bison had established a 34 point advantage.
Station Camp found their leader in underclassman Colton Overbey, who threw for 228 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. The dominant performance gave Overbey a new career-high in rushing yards. Preston Farley was Overbey's top target, picking up 117 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Pearl-Cohn's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-2. As for Station Camp, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Everything went Pearl-Cohn's way against Station Camp in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 as Pearl-Cohn made off with a 41-16 win. Will Pearl-Cohn repeat their success, or does Station Camp have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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