Football Preview: Spoto Spartans vs. Tampa Bay Tech Titans
The Spoto Spartans are taking a road trip to take on the Tampa Bay Tech Titans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Spoto will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 57) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Chamberlain 44-42.
Nathan Richardson and Z'Orey Cotton were among the main playmakers for Spoto as the former threw for 276 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.1 yards per attempt and the latter gained 212 total yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (82 yards to be exact) went to Jesse Harden, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.
Spoto's defensive line stepped up as well, laying out Elijah Leaver. five times. The heavy lifting was done by Nasir Foster and Rome Freeman, who racked up four sacks between them. With that strong performance, Foster is now averaging an impressive 5.2 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, the third road game was the charm for Tampa Bay Tech, as they earned their first road win of the season. They put the hurt on Gaither with a sharp 28-7 victory on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Titans have posted against the Cowboys since November 3, 2017.
Tampa Bay Tech's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Darryon Jones, who rushed for 21 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 82 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes.
Tampa Bay Tech's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Rukeem Stroud and Tyson Stroud. Tyson has been hot recently, having also posted at least one defended passe the last three times he's played. Tampa Bay Tech got some further help from Se'An Sheffield: he picked up 1.5 sacks, made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss), and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Spoto now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Tampa Bay Tech, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Spoto has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 240.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Tampa Bay Tech struggles in that department as they've been averaging 208.8. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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