Football Preview: Astronaut War Eagles vs. Cocoa Tigers
Astronaut is 0-7 against Cocoa since September of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Astronaut War Eagles will head out to challenge the Cocoa Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Astronaut will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Astronaut will bounce into Friday's match after beating Sebastian River, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Astronaut enjoyed a cozy 35-21 victory over Sebastian River on October 4th.
Meanwhile, while Cocoa put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for The Villages Charter. Cocoa claimed a resounding 54-0 win over The Villages Charter on the road. That looming 54-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Tigers yet this season.
Brady Hart continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 330 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicholas Teeter, who gained 81 total yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Cocoa's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Anthony Williams and Javion Hilson, who racked up four sacks between them. Hilson also sacked two sacks, which is notable because Cocoa is 3-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 1-2 otherwise.
Astronaut has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Cocoa, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Astronaut was dealt a bruising 63-0 loss at the hands of Cocoa in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hart, who threw for 132 yards and five touchdowns on perfect 7-for-7 passing. Now that Astronaut knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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