After flying high against Legacy last Friday, Plainview came back down to earth. The Plainview Bulldogs took a 35-23 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cooper Cougars on Friday. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Cooper's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Peyton Ewing led the charge by rushing for 128 yards on only eight carries. Ewing's longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Cummins, who threw for 153 yards and three touchdowns.
Plainview now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Cooper, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-6.
Plainview will host Palo Duro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Plainview is facing Palo Duro at the right time seeing as Palo Duro is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Cooper, they will venture away from home to challenge Legacy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cooper is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 25.9 points per game this season.
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