Harker Heights and Copperas Cove are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Harker Heights Knights will take on the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Harker Heights' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Harker Heights and Bryan met for a duel on Friday where Harker Heights came out on top. Harker Heights breezed by Bryan at home to the tune of 56-20. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Vikings are ranked 287th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, a victory for Copperas Cove just wasn't in the cards last Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Bryan, falling 70-49. The loss continues a trend for the Bulldawgs in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now lost five in a row.
Copperas Cove might have lost, but man, Anthony King was a machine: he threw for 389 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72% of his passes, and also rushed for 50 yards. The dominant performance gave King a new career-high in rushing yards. Trishstin Glass also helped out as he racked up 190 receiving yards.
Copperas Cove wouldn't let Bryan keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Copperas Cove can thank James Marshall and Jaciari Edwards for forcing both of them. Marshall also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Even though they lost, Copperas Cove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Harker Heights' win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Copperas Cove, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Everything came up roses for Harker Heights against Copperas Cove in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 38-10 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Glass, who picked up 167 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Harker Heights still be able to contain Glass? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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