Football Recap: Spoto Spartans vs. Sickles Gryphons
Spoto was handed a two-point loss in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Sickles on Friday. The Spoto Spartans took their matchup with ease, bagging a 52-7 victory over the Sickles Gryphons. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won three games by 41 points or more so far this season.
Leading Spoto to victory were Jaedyn Cartwright and Nathan Richardson. Cartwright rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns, while Richardson threw for 277 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. Cartwright really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run. Jesse Harden was Richardson's top target, picking up 156 receiving yards.
Spoto was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 280.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 196.2.
Spoto didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Harden and Nasir Foster. Another thorn in Sickles' side was Kaiel Stewart, who picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Spoto now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Sickles, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
Spoto didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 66-23 win against Leto on the 7th. Sickles has also already played their next matchup, a 58-0 defeat against Armwood on the 7th.
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