After each having a week off, the Coosa Eagles and the Dade County Wolverines will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Coosa will be strutting in after a win while Dade County will be coming in after a loss.
Coosa took a loss when they played away from home back in September, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Friday. They blew past Armuchee, posting a 34-0 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Eagles as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Xander Sledge
| 10/03/25 vs Armuchee | 141 |
| 08/29/25 vs Model | 105 |
| 08/22/25 vs Southeast Whitfield County | 92 |
| 09/19/25 vs Gordon Central | 90 |
| 09/26/25 @ Christian Heritage | 86 |
Coosa relied on the efforts of Xander Sledge, who rushed for 141 yards and one touchdown, and Charlie Cannon, who threw for 173 yards and three TDs. Those 141 rushing yards gave Sledge a new career-high.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Coosa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Dade County played a tough matchup last Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Gordon Lee 42-7. Having soared to a lofty 45 points in the game before, the Wolverines couldn't push the score so high this time.
Coosa's victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 2-5. As for Dade County, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6.
Coosa ended up a good deal behind Dade County when the teams last played back in October of 2024, losing 44-28. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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