After three games on the road, Hancock County is heading back home. They will welcome the Cosby Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Hancock County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They had to suffer through a 56-8 loss at the hands of North Greene.
Meanwhile, Cosby waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They claimed a resounding 39-7 victory over the Bulldogs at home. Considering the Eagles have won three matchups by more than 29 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Cosby found their leader in underclassman David Baker, who rushed for 150 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Baker a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Mcmahan, who threw for 141 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes.
Hancock County dropped their record down to 0-5 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Cosby, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Hancock County didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Cosby when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 36-32 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Cosby's Cyler Davis, who rushed for 176 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Hancock County to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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