The Cox Falcons will face off against the Princess Anne Cavaliers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Cox nor Princess Anne posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Princess Anne will be up against a hot Cox team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. The Falcons never let Salem get on the board and left with a 10-0 win on Friday.
Tyre J Jefferies and Grady Swango were among the main playmakers for Cox as the former rushed for 153 yards and one touchdown and the latter rushed for 71 yards. J Jefferies' longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Cox was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in four consecutive games.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Cox's defense and their 3.5 sacks. Izaque Tomaz was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. Cox got some further help from Jiwan Mack: he picked up 0.5 sacks and made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 48-13, which was the final score in Princess Anne's tilt against Kellam last Friday. The Cavaliers have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Princess Anne's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Cox, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Everything came up roses for Cox against Princess Anne when the teams last played back in November of 2024, as the team secured a 51-14 win. In that contest, the Falcons amassed a halftime lead of 37-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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