Spoto came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 41-point game in their last game. They fell just short of the East Bay Indians by a score of 34-32. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Spartans of the 42-28 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
Spoto's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Nathan Richardson, who threw for 206 yards and three touchdowns, and Jaedyn Cartwright, who rushed for 154 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Cartwright a new career-high in rushing yards. 80 of Richardson's passing yards were hauled in by Z'Orey Cotton, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Dravyn Oblak was the offensive standout of the matchup as he rushed for 65 yards, and also caught a touchdown.
Spoto's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for East Bay, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
Spoto will look to defend their home field on Friday against Sickles at 7:30 p.m. After each having a week off, East Bay and Tampa Bay Tech will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on November 7th. Tampa Bay Tech's defense has only allowed 14.8 points per game this season, so East Bay's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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