Pearl-Cohn has gone 3-0 against Station Camp recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Pearl-Cohn Firebirds will play host again on Friday to welcome the Station Camp Bison, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Pearl-Cohn is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 61-0 victory over Montgomery Central at home. The result was nothing new for the Firebirds, who have now won three games by 34 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for OmariOn Starnes, who rushed for 123 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Lj Funk, who threw for 214 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
Pearl-Cohn wouldn't let Montgomery Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Pearl-Cohn can thank Malachi Campbell and William Nelson for forcing both of them. Campbell is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Pearl-Cohn got some further help from Karmelo League: he made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pearl-Cohn was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Station Camp can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Friday. They breezed by Greenbrier on the road to the tune of 41-0. The Bison pushed the score to 34-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bobcats had no chance of recovering from.
Station Camp found their leader in underclassman Colton Overbey, who threw for 228 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. The dominant performance gave Overbey a new career-high in rushing yards. Preston Farley was Overbey's top target, picking up 117 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Pearl-Cohn pushed their record up to 3-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Station Camp, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Everything went Pearl-Cohn's way against Station Camp when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as Pearl-Cohn made off with a 41-16 win. Does Pearl-Cohn have another victory up their sleeve, or will Station Camp turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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