After flying high against Blake last Friday, Plant City came back down to earth. The Plant City Raiders took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Durant Cougars on Friday. The Raiders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Despite the loss, Plant City still got an impressive performance from Chris Denson, who threw for 136 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Emmanuel Lee had a dynamite game for Durant, rushing for 129 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 36 receiving yards. With that strong performance, Lee is now averaging an impressive 104 rushing yards per game. Ajani Peavy also helped out with an impressive 92 receiving yards.
Plant City's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Durant, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Plant City will head out to challenge Spoto at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Durant, they will face off against Gaither at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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