The Long Rebels will take on the Cottonwood Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Long has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Cottonwood will arrive with nine straight victories.
Long is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Providence Christian on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Long lost 42-17 to Providence Christian.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cottonwood). They took their contest on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 62-12 win over Abbeville. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by 22 points or more this season.
King Campbell was his usual excellent self, rushing for 150 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, while also picking up 103 receiving yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 104.4 rushing yards per game. Braylon Morris was another key player, throwing for 134 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cottonwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 319 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 191 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches.
Long's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Cottonwood, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Long was taken down by Cottonwood 48-15 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Long avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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