The Spoto Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the King Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Friday, Spoto was beaten by Plant City 61-24. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 345th, while the Raiders are ranked 133rd).
Despite the loss, Spoto got top-tier performance from Nathan Richardson, who threw for 216 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 passes, and also rushed for 60 yards on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Jesse Harden was Richardson's top target, picking up 114 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, King was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 16-6 to Freedom.
This is the second loss in a row for Spoto and nudges their season record down to 1-2. As for King, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Spoto came up short against King when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 27-14. Can Spoto avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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