The Copperas Cove Bulldawgs will challenge the DeSoto Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Copperas Cove has given up an average of 30.5 points per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Copperas Cove is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Midway on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Bulldawgs took a blow against the Panthers, falling 56-26. While losing is never fun, the Bulldawgs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 404th, while the Panthers are ranked 82nd).
Meanwhile, DeSoto waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Tigers, posting a 53-14 win. With the Eagles ahead 46-14 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
DeSoto's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Copperas Cove, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-4.
Copperas Cove was dealt a bruising 44-10 defeat at the hands of DeSoto in their previous meeting back in November of 2017. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Bulldawgs were down 27-3.
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