The Franklin Cougars are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they challenge the Monterey Plainsmen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Franklin came up short against Del Valle and fell 24-14.
Despite the loss, Franklin got top-tier performance from Ernie Powers, who rushed for 167 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Franklin also got help from Santiago Perez, who showed off his sure hands for 80 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, Franklin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 192 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Monterey and Wylie were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but Monterey suffered a 29-28 defeat.
Franklin's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Monterey, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-2.
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