The Lubbock-Cooper Pirates's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Walnut Grove Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Lubbock-Cooper is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Canutillo 38-14. Considering the Pirates have won five contests by more than 19 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Walnut Grove had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 42-35. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Cougars are ranked 138th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Cameron Newton, who rushed for 360 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Those 360 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Luke Watkins, who picked up 79 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Walnut Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 376 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Walnut Grove's victory bumped their record up to 10-1. As for Lubbock-Cooper, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
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