Whitwell owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 30-0 victory over the Copper Basin Cougars. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Tigers had established a 23-point advantage. Over their last two games they have scored 91 points, more than the 29 that came over the four games before that.
Gabe Ross went supernova, rushing for 146 yards and 2 scores. The 146 yards were his most since at least 2025. The team also got some help from Bennett Goforth, who threw for 133 yards and a pair of TDs on only 7 passes.
The win made it two in a row for Whitwell and bumps their season record up to 2-4. Those victories were made possible by their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 0 points in those two games. As for Copper Basin, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Whitwell will face off against Midway at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Copper Basin, they are on the road again on Friday to play Lookout Valley at 7:30 p.m.
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