Mount Juliet put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They enjoyed a cozy 38-21 victory over the Cookeville Cavaliers. The Golden Bears pushed the score to 31-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cavaliers cut but never quite recovered from.
Despite the loss, Cookeville still got an impressive performance from Caden Sisco, who picked up 101 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Sisco torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 82 yards. Cookeville also got a significant boost from Blake Owen, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 91 yards.
Mount Juliet's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Cookeville, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record.
Mount Juliet will look to defend their home field on Friday against Wilson Central at 7:00 p.m. Mount Juliet's defense has only allowed seven points per game this season, so Wilson Central's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Cookeville, they will head out on the road to take on Warren County on Friday. Cookeville is facing Warren County at the right time seeing as Warren County is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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