Durant has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to square off against the Bartow Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Durant is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.7 points per game this season.
Durant is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Tampa Bay Tech on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Durant was outmatched by Tampa Bay Tech at home and fell 35-3. The Cougars have struggled against the Titans recently, as their game on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Bartow had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on October 4th. They came out on top against the Braves by a score of 24-14.
Bartow got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Blake Johnson out in front who rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 81 yards and a touchdown. Avis Brown Jr. handled things on the ground, rushing for 81 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Durant's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Bartow, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
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