The Cottonwood Bears will head out on the road to take on the Long Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cottonwood has nine straight victories, Long has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Cottonwood is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Abbeville for the full four quarters, racking up a 62-12 win on the road. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won eight games by 22 points or more so far this season.
Cottonwood found their leader in underclassman King Campbell, who rushed for 150 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, and also picked up 103 receiving yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Campbell is now averaging an impressive 104.4 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Braylon Morris, who threw for 134 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cottonwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 319 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 191 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, a victory for Long just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 42-17 to Providence Christian.
Cottonwood pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Long, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything came up roses for Cottonwood against Long when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 48-15 victory. Will Cottonwood repeat their success, or does Long have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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