The San Angelo Central Bobcats will venture away from home to challenge the Cooper Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
San Angelo Central is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They fell just short of Amarillo by a score of 48-45. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (36), the Bobcats still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Cooper came up short against Abilene on Friday and fell 42-33. The loss continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Austin Cummins, who threw for 186 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 42 yards. Zavian Alexander was another key pass catcher, picking up 98 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
San Angelo Central's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Cooper, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-2.
San Angelo Central came up short against Cooper in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 53-45. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cooper's Daniel Bray, who rushed for 366 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 17.4 yards per carry. Now that San Angelo Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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