Football Preview: Capital City Cavaliers vs. Rock Bridge Bruins
Capital City hasn't had much luck against Rock Bridge recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Capital City Cavaliers will face off against the Rock Bridge Bruins at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Rock Bridge is hoping to do what Hickman couldn't on Friday: put an end to Capital City's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Capital City took their game at home with ease, bagging a 49-21 victory over Hickman. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Kewpies are ranked 185th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jaylen Thomas had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 181 yards on only 14 carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Schaffer, who threw for 122 yards and a touchdown while completing 88.9% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Capital City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 222 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Capital City wouldn't let Hickman keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Capital City can thank Kaleb Terry and Isaiah Franklin for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Rock Bridge on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Jefferson City out of the water with a 63-6 final score. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Bruins had established a 43 point advantage.
Capital City's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Rock Bridge, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-1.
Capital City came up short against Rock Bridge when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 38-28. Can Capital City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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