The West Creek Coyote will head out on the road to take on the Kirkwood Cobras at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Creek is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
West Creek is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Dickson County on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. West Creek was outmatched by Dickson County on the road and fell 35-7. Having soared to a lofty 34 points in the game before, the Coyote couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, after only six points in their last matchup, Kirkwood made sure to put some points up on the board against Kenwood on Friday. Everything went Kirkwood's way against Kenwood as Kirkwood made off with a 40-20 victory. With that win, the Cobras brought their scoring average up to 27.2 points per game.
Josiah Claybrooks was his usual excellent self, rushing for 247 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. He is becoming a predictor of Kirkwood's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Lee Buggs III was in the mix as well, providing Kirkwood with two touchdowns.
Kirkwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Kirkwood wouldn't let Kenwood keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Kirkwood can thank Moses Byrd and Kevin Roach Jr. for forcing both of them.
West Creek now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Kirkwood, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
West Creek skirted past Kirkwood 24-21 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Creek since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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