The Killeen Kangaroos will head out on the road to face off against the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Killeen is looking for their season's first win.
Killeen managed to keep up with Brenham until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Killeen was beaten by Brenham 73-42. While losing is never fun, the Kangaroos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 513th, while the Cubs are ranked 85th).
Despite the loss, Killeen had strong showings from D'Angelo Ingrim, who threw for 310 yards and three touchdowns, and Kardae Hicks, who rushed for 139 yards on only eight carries. That's the most rushing yards Hicks has posted since back in September of 2023. Timothy Boatner also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 97 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, Killeen was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Copperas Cove gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 21-14 victory over Del Valle.
It was another big night for Kj (Lejuandro) Zeigler, who rushed for 182 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 103.8 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Malik Cuthbert, who rushed for 96 yards on only ten carries.
Killeen's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Copperas Cove, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2.
Killeen might still be hurting after the 56-33 loss they got from Copperas Cove when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Can Killeen avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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