Football Recap: Spoto Spartans vs. King Lions
Spoto's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They breezed by the King Lions on the road to the tune of 57-0. The Spartans' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Z'Orey Cotton was his usual excellent self, rushing for 291 yards and four touchdowns on only six carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Jesse Harden was another key player, picking up 175 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Spoto's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. Harden picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 118.2 receiving yards per game. Nasir Foster was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Spoto was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 339 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in five consecutive contests dating back to last season.
The win got Spoto back to even at 2-2. As for King, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Spoto will face off against Chamberlain at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for King, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Sickles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. King is facing Sickles at the right time seeing as Sickles is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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