After having lost a blowout in their previous game against South Pittsburg, Sale Creek was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They took down the Copper Basin Cougars 40-21. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Panthers also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Copper Basin lost, don't look at Cade Dean. Despite the final result, he threw for 106 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 74 yards.
Sale Creek's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-6. As for Copper Basin, they dropped their record down to 2-8 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Sale Creek will challenge Clay County at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Clay County's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matchups. Copper Basin does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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