Smith-Cotton hasn't had much luck against Capital City recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Smith-Cotton Tigers will be playing at home against the Capital City Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. Smith-Cotton will be strutting in after a victory while Capital City will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row dating back to last season, Smith-Cotton finally turned things around against Battle/Columbia Independent on Friday. They skirted past the Spartans 24-21.
Beau Gray was his usual excellent self, rushing for 67 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 141 yards and two touchdowns.
Smith-Cotton wouldn't let Battle/Columbia Independent keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Smith-Cotton can thank Dax Wiskur and Koleman Fredrickson for forcing both of them. What's more, Wiskur also racked up seven rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023. Samuel Wright was another major factor on D, making 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Capital City's offense. They were beaten by Helias 33-0 on Friday. The Cavaliers haven't had much luck with the Crusaders recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Smith-Cotton's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Capital City, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2.
Smith-Cotton took a serious blow against Capital City in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 48-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Capital City's Jaylen Thomas, who rushed for 243 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 15.2 yards per carry. Now that Smith-Cotton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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