The Durant Cougars will head out to take on the Sumner Stingrays at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Durant's offense hasn't had much luck over their past three matchups, but Tuesday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
Durant is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against George Jenkins on Monday. The Cougars fell 13-0 to the Eagles.
Meanwhile, Sumner came tearing into Thursday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 points), and they left with even more momentum. They came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 13-7 W against the Hawks. Given the Stingrays' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Hawks are ranked 206th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Sumner came from Amari Luster and Nyla Gigger.
Sumner didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Luster and Alissa Freese. Sumner got some further help from Ava Luke: she made eight total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended two passes.
Sumner's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-4. The road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 2.3 points on average over those games. As for Durant, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
Durant suffered a grim 24-0 defeat to Sumner in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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