Cookeville was not the first on the board on Friday, but they got there more often. They took down the Gallatin Green Wave 45-29. The Cavaliers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Green Wave, too.
Blake Owen was his usual excellent self, rushing for 232 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per carry, and also throwing for 167 yards and a touchdown on only ten passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Blake Barrett was another key player, rushing for 74 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Despite the loss, Gallatin had strong showings from Jackson Stroup, who threw for 353 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.4% of his passes, and Jeremiah Williams, who picked up 147 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Gallatin also got a significant boost from Jaden Hoskins, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 89 yards.
The win made it two in a row for Cookeville and bumps their season record up to 6-1. As for Gallatin, they dropped their record down to 2-5 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. After each having a week off, Cookeville and Lincoln County will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. Lincoln County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.7 points per game this season. As for Gallatin, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Wilson Central at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. Gallatin is facing Wilson Central at the right time seeing as Wilson Central is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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