The Tampa Bay Tech Titans will head out to challenge the Gaither Cowboys at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 937 yards in their previous games.
Tampa Bay Tech took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Plant by a score of 15-7.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Tampa Bay Tech to victory, but perhaps none more so than Darryon Jones, who threw for 276 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 56 yards. Jovarious Lundy was Jones' top target, picking up 116 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Gaither waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took down the Warriors 25-7. Given the Cowboys' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Warriors are ranked 217th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ryan Hamilton had a dynamite game for Gaither, rushing for 144 yards on only six carries, while also picking up 32 receiving yards. Bryan Hamilton also helped out with an impressive 102 receiving yards.
Gaither's defense stepped up as well, laying out Memphys Garcia. four times. The heavy lifting was done by Antonio Henley and Elijah Rich who racked up all four sacks between them. That's the most rushing yards Henley has posted since back in October of 2023.
Gaither was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 285 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The victory got Tampa Bay Tech back to even at 2-2. As for Gaither, their record is now 3-1.
Tampa Bay Tech was able to grind out a solid win over Gaither when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 39-30. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Gaither's Jayce Nixon, who threw for 348 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Tampa Bay Tech still be able to contain Nixon? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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