The Cooper Cougars will square off against the Plainview Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cooper is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Cooper is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Lubbock-Cooper on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cooper took a blow against Lubbock-Cooper, falling 49-17. The Cougars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-3.
Defeat or not, Cooper got some senior leadership from Austin Cummins and Zavian Alexander. Cummins threw for 239 yards and a touchdown, while Alexander picked up 135 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Plainview made easy work of Legacy on Friday and carried off a 35-15 victory. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 413th, while the Leopards are ranked 831st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cooper's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Plainview, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Cooper strolled past Plainview in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 31-14. Does Cooper have another victory up their sleeve, or will Plainview turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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