Copperas Cove and Harker Heights are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Copperas Cove Bulldawgs will be playing at home against the Harker Heights Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Copperas Cove is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Bryan last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Copperas Cove came up short against Bryan, falling 70-49. The Bulldawgs haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Kj (Lejuandro) Zeigler and Jevalen Wade. Wade had a great game and rushed for 270 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Zeigler was balling out in the loss, rushing for 145 yards.
Copperas Cove wouldn't let Bryan keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Copperas Cove can thank James Marshall and Jaciari Edwards for forcing both of them. Marshall also made eight total tackles, which is notable because Copperas Cove is undefeated when he posts at least four total tackles, but 0-3 otherwise.
Even though they lost, Copperas Cove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Harker Heights entered their tilt with Bryan on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Vikings 56-20 at home. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 24 points or more this season.
Copperas Cove's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Harker Heights, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Copperas Cove took a serious blow against Harker Heights in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 38-10. Thankfully for Copperas Cove, Dylan Plake (who threw for 256 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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