This season hasn't been kind to The South Cougars, who are still winless after their eighth contest. They took a serious blow against Maize South on Friday, falling 66-19. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for South in their matchups with Maize South: they've now lost five in a row.
Despite the loss, South still got an impressive performance from Dawson Dooley, who picked up 145 receiving yards and a touchdown.
South's defeat was their ninth straight on the road (dating back to last season), which dropped their overall record down to 0-8. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 14.4 points per game. As for Maize South, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
South is on the road again on Friday and play against Kapaun Mt. Carmel at 7:00 p.m. on October 27th. Kapaun Mt. Carmel is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games. As for Maize South, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bishop Carroll at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
