After flying high against Hancock County last Friday, Claiborne came back down to earth. The Claiborne Bulldogs were dealt a 39-7 loss at the hands of the Cosby Eagles on Friday. The Bulldogs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 27-0.
David Baker was his usual excellent self, rushing for 150 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry for Cosby. The dominant performance gave Baker a new career-high in rushing yards. Matthew Mcmahan was another key player, throwing for 141 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes.
Claiborne now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Cosby, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Claiborne will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Chuckey-Doak at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. As for Cosby, they will take on Hancock County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cosby's defense has only allowed 11.8 points per game this season, so Hancock County's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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