Football Recap: Cocoa Tigers vs. Astronaut War Eagles
While Cocoa put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Astronaut. The Cocoa Tigers simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Astronaut War Eagles 48-0. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won five matches by 26 points or more so far this season.
Brady Hart was his usual excellent self, throwing for 335 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81% of his passes. Latrison Lane helped Hart out on the ground, rushing for 69 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also picking up 50 receiving yards.
Cocoa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 68.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 157.3.
The win made it two in a row for Cocoa and bumps their season record up to 5-3. As for Astronaut, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 5-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cocoa will host Rockledge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rockledge's defense has only allowed 14.6 points per game this season, so Cocoa's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Astronaut, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Titusville at 7:00 p.m. Titusville will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Astronaut surely won't give up without a fight.
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