It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Big Sandy can now relate to. The game between them and the Cooper Bulldogs didn't end well, with the Big Sandy Wildcats falling 56-41. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Several Wildcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kayden Smith, who threw for 372 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt. Lurbryson Ross was in the mix as well, providing Big Sandy with three touchdowns.
Courion Finney had a dynamite game for Cooper, rushing for 115 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also picking up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown. Finney got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 51 yards. Jase Miller was another key player, rushing for 69 yards and a touchdown.
Big Sandy's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Cooper, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Big Sandy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cooper, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Joaquin at 7:00 p.m. Cooper is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.3 points per game this season.
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