Whites Creek is 0-6 against Pearl-Cohn since October of 2014 but things could change on Thursday. The Whites Creek Cobras will look to defend their home field against the Pearl-Cohn Firebirds at 7:00 p.m.
Whites Creek's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Montgomery Central on Friday. They fell 8-0 to the Indians. Having soared to a lofty 72 points in the game before, the Cobras' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Pearl-Cohn waltzed into their match on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They pulled ahead with a 28-27 photo finish over the Bison. Given the Firebirds' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the Bison are ranked 173rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
OmariOn Starnes was his usual excellent self, rushing for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Donovan Higgins got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Pearl-Cohn was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Whites Creek's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Pearl-Cohn, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2.
Whites Creek was taken down by Pearl-Cohn 49-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pearl-Cohn's Javion Kinnard, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also picked up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Whites Creek knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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