The West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Beardstown Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] has given up an average of 25.8 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up six points last Friday, then bounced right back against Unity/Seymour on Friday. The Cougars walked away with a 58-50 win over the Mustangs. The victory continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now won three in a row.
Tucker Arnold had a dynamite game, rushing for 185 yards and four TDs while picking up 11.6 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 61 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryker Ford, who rushed for 70 yards and one touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 423 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Beardstown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were beaten by Carrollton 62-6.
The win got West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] back to even at 4-4. As for Beardstown, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] came up short against Beardstown in their previous matchup back in September of 2022, falling 22-16. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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