Tampa Bay Tech entered their tilt with Spoto on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They breezed by the Spoto Spartans at home to the tune of 42-7. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Spartans are ranked 275th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Tampa Bay Tech came from Michael Dempsey, Jordyn Murray, Trevon Moore, William Simmons, Edmarien Gwinn, and Adarius Norton. Andreas Zayas was another key player, rushing for 101 yards on only ten carries.
Tampa Bay Tech's defense made their presence known, laying out Nathan Richardson. 6.5 times. Leading the way was James Jolly with three sacks. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.6 total tackles per game. Tre'Variez Jacobs was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks, forcing a fumble, and making eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tampa Bay Tech was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Spoto only rushed for 83.
Tampa Bay Tech's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2. As for Spoto, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tampa Bay Tech will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on East Bay at 7:00 p.m. on October 10th. As for Spoto, they and Freedom are set to duel on Friday.
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