With a playoff win on the line, Pearl-Cohn rose to the challenge on Thursday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 70-7 win over the Battle Creek Grizzlies. The Firebirds' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Pearl-Cohn found their leader in sophomore CA'MAURI BELL, who rushed for 83 yards and one TD on only six carries, and also threw for 90 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only eight passes. LJ FUNK was another key player, throwing for 115 yards and three TDs on only eight passes.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Pearl-Cohn proved: they limited Battle Creek to a paltry -1.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Lance Donaldson for the heroic effort on defense: he. Pearl-Cohn is a perfect 4-0 when they shut down the run game so well.
Special teams was a major factor in the game for Pearl-Cohn, racking up 19 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of LANDAN LEFT, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.
Firebirds
| 11/06/25 vs Battle Creek | 70-7 |
| 10/30/25 vs Liberty Creek | 42-10 |
| 10/24/25 vs White House | 47-0 |
| 10/10/25 @ Greenbrier | 55-0 |
| 10/03/25 vs Bartlett | 31-28 |
| + 2 more games |
The victory (which was Pearl-Cohn's seventh in a row) raised their record to 7-4. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.1 points on average over those games. As for Battle Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Pearl-Cohn didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 35-21 victory against Crockett County on the 14th. Battle Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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