The Killeen Kangaroos will take on the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Killeen is looking for their season's first victory.
Killeen managed to keep up with Brenham until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Killeen had to suffer through a 73-42 loss at the hands of Brenham. 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).
Killeen's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of 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. Killeen also got help from Timothy Boatner, who showed off his sure hands for 97 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, Killeen was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Copperas Cove was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. They walked away with a 21-14 win over Del Valle.
Kj (Lejuandro) Zeigler continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Malik Cuthbert, who rushed for 96 yards on only ten carries.
Killeen's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Copperas Cove, their victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Killeen has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 389.5 passing yards per game. Copperas Cove, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 195.2 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Killeen might still be hurting after the 56-33 defeat they got from Copperas Cove when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Can Killeen avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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