Smith-Cotton and Capital City squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Smith-Cotton had to settle for second. They had to suffer through a 49-20 loss at the hands of the Capital City Cavaliers. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while the Cavaliers are ranked 33rd).
When it comes to explaining why Smith-Cotton lost, don't look at Beau Gray. Despite the final result, he rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 233 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Gray a new career-high in rushing yards. 98 of Gray's passing yards were hauled in by Connor Harris, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Smith-Cotton wouldn't let Capital City keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Rashawn Umbles was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. Parker Brown was another major factor on D, making 13 total tackles.
A big part of Capital City's win came down to the chemistry between Evan Schaffer and his top target Marcus Driver. Schaffer rushed for 60 yards and three touchdowns while Driver picked up 165 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Driver's longest reception was for an incredible 78 yards.
Smith-Cotton's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Capital City, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Smith-Cotton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Capital City, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lebanon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Capital City will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
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