Del Valle entered their game against Copperas Cove on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Del Valle Cardinals took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs.
Despite the loss, Del Valle still got an impressive performance from Bradley Dent, who rushed for 113 yards on only 15 carries.
Copperas Cove found their leader in underclassman Kj (Lejuandro) Zeigler, who rushed for 182 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Zeigler is now averaging an impressive 103.8 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Malik Cuthbert, who rushed for 96 yards on only ten carries.
Del Valle's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Copperas Cove, their victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2.
Del Valle will head out to face off against Austin at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are at an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2014, but likely not for long. As for Copperas Cove, they will welcome Killeen at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Copperas Cove is facing Killeen at the right time seeing as Killeen is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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