Gameday Weekly Game of the Week preview:
Cleveland Panthers at Cold Springs Eagles
Friday 7:00 p.m. Cranford Stricklin Stadium
On 92.1 FM and WKUL.com
Series: Cleveland 17 to 10
2024: Cold Springs 46 to 0
Cold Springs 2 & 1, 0 & 1 in 2A, Region 6
Cleveland 1 & 1 , 0 & 0 in 2A, Region 6
LAST WEEK: Cold Springs lost to Susan Moore 66 to 50, Cleveland was idle.
Brendan Voce 15 & 19 at Cold Springs 4th year.
Cold Springs 159 points (53.0) defense 80 (26.6)
Eagles are 2 & 0 at home
Cleveland has 27 to 13 win over Whitesburg Christian and 20 to 14 loss to Appalachian
Panthers are 0 & 1 on the road
2A, Region 6 standings: Coosa Christian 1 & 0, Susan Moore 1 & 0, Falkville 1 & 0, Cold Springs 0 & 1, West End 0 & 1, Southeastern 0 & 1
Regional games Friday - Cleveland at Cold Springs, Falkville at Coosa Christian, Susan Moore at West End.
Flash Facts:
Cold Springs once again not able to be a 3 & 0 football team. Susan Moore kept the Eagles from that feat last week in Blount County.
The Eagles were down 28 to 22 to Susan Moore at the half and trailed 52 to 38 entering the 4th quarter.
Cold Springs' 2 wins have come against Hanceville and Curry who have a combined record of 2 & 4.
Already this season, the Eagles have enjoyed victory twice at Stricklin Stadium after they did not win a contest there last year.
Cold Springs was very superior with the Panthers last season in a driving rainstorm September 13 at Cleveland.
A 46 to 0 victory was the Eagles' lone shutout triumph in 2024 play.
Through the first 4 weeks of the last three seasons with Voce leading the way, Cold Springs has gone 7 & 5.
The Eagles have not claimed back to back victories with Cleveland since 2004 & 2005.
In winning last year in Cleveland, the Eagles ended an 8 game losing streak to the Panthers.
Voce knows the Panthers will be ready after what they experienced last year under inclement weather and on the home field.
Momentum is very much needed for the Eagles as after the Cleveland game, they will have back to back non regional games with a 2 & 1 Winston County squad and a 1 & 2 Lynn team on the road.
Photo of Cold Springs' RB Blake Phillips gaining yardage vs. the Curry Yellow Jackets August 29 at Cranford Stricklin Stadium.
Photo courtesy of the Daily Mountain Eagle.
