There's no place like home for Covington, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against the Walnut Springs Hornets on Friday as the Covington Owls made off with a 72-50 victory. The Owls have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Hornets, too.
Loss or not, Walnut Springs got some senior leadership from Jesse Lamb and Josue Ontiveros. Lamb gained 168 total yards and three touchdowns, while Ontiveros threw for 178 yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Lamb is now averaging an impressive 101.9 rushing yards per game.
Covington's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-6. As for Walnut Springs, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
Covington will head out to challenge Blum at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Blum will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Covington surely won't give up without a fight. As for Walnut Springs, they will be playing at home against Avalon at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Avalon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.5 points per game this season.
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