Football Recap: Cocalico Eagles vs. Fleetwood Tigers
Cocalico had won two straight road games and Josh Myer did his part to make it three on Friday. The Cocalico Eagles snuck past the Fleetwood Tigers with a 21-17 victory thanks in part to Myer, who rushed for 189 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 102.5 rushing yards per game.
Myer was just one part of a punishing run game: Cocalico was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups.
Cocalico's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Leading the way was Rylan Jenkins with two sacks.
Cocalico has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Fleetwood, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season.
Cocalico will challenge Hershey at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hershey is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27 points per game this season. Fleetwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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