The Cosby Eagles have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Claiborne Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Cosby is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Unaka, posting a 60-6 victory at home. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Cosby's success was spearheaded by the efforts of David Baker, who rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and Matthew Mcmahan, who threw for 167 yards and four touchdowns on only ten passes. The dominant performance gave Baker a new career-high in rushing yards. Mason Williams was another key back, rushing for 87 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Cosby's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Haiden Nelson and Trevor La Rue. Another thorn in Unaka's side was Oliver Zeunik, who picked up two sacks, made five total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cosby was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Claiborne got themselves on the board against Hancock County on Friday, but Hancock County never followed suit. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Indians 28-0 at home.
Cosby's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Claiborne, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Cosby was dealt a bruising 52-0 loss at the hands of Claiborne in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Cosby, Isaiah Gerrells (who rushed for 84 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 156 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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