The Lubbock-Cooper Pirates will challenge the Memorial Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Memorial is hoping to do what Palo Duro couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Lubbock-Cooper's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Lubbock-Cooper came out on top against Palo Duro by a score of 31-20. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Dons are ranked 459th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Memorial entered their contest against Wylie on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Memorial fell just short of Wylie by a score of 45-42. It was the first time this season that the Mavericks let down their fans at home.
Memorial might have lost, but man, Kenji Johnson was a machine: he rushed for 174 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Johnson was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 64 yards. Eric Powell was another key back, rushing for 74 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Lubbock-Cooper's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Memorial, they moved to 5-2 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
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