BATTLE CREEK – For 22 minutes, a young Cross County football team battled a state-ranked Battle Creek lineup to a standstill with a bend-but-not-break defense that finally broke just before halftime to allow the host Braves to lead 7-0 at the half.
But no team can overcome turnovers and the Cougars fumbled away any chance to stay competitive as the home team scored three third-period touchdowns to …