Football Preview: Spoto Spartans vs. Freedom Patriots
The Spoto Spartans are taking a road trip to face off against the Freedom Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Spoto will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They had to suffer through a 42-7 loss at the hands of Tampa Bay Tech. The match marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Freedom scored the most points they've had all season last Friday, but it wasn't enough. They came up short against Jefferson, falling 45-21. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 482nd, while the Dragons are ranked 238th).
Adam ?Aj? Crump put forth a good effort for the losing side as he picked up 117 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Freedom wouldn't let Jefferson keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Freedom can thank King Morris and Scott Johnson for forcing both of them.
Spoto's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Freedom, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Everything came up roses for Spoto against Freedom in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 47-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Spoto since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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