It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lubbock-Cooper can now relate to. They took a 34-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Walnut Grove Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 150th, while the Wildcats are ranked 46th).
A big part of Walnut Grove's win came down to the chemistry between Hayes Hackney and his top target Zaiden Crain. Hackney threw for 378 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes while Crain picked up 179 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Crain was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 64 yards. Luke Watkins was another key player, picking up 117 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Lubbock-Cooper has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-4 record this season. As for Walnut Grove, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 11-1.
Lubbock-Cooper does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Walnut Grove, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 52-35 defeat against Argyle on the 29th.
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