Cocoa is 7-0 against Astronaut since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Cocoa Tigers will welcome the Astronaut War Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Cocoa is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 54-0 victory over The Villages Charter on the road. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 26 points or more this season.
Brady Hart continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 330 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Nicholas Teeter was another key player, gaining 81 total yards and two touchdowns.
Cocoa's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. The heavy lifting was done by Anthony Williams and Javion Hilson, who racked up four sacks between them. Hilson also sacked two sacks, which is notable because Cocoa is 3-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 1-2 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Astronaut hadn't done well against Sebastian River recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on October 4th. Astronaut took down Sebastian River 35-21. The win made it back-to-back victories for the War Eagles.
Cocoa now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Astronaut, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Cocoa against Astronaut when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 63-0 win. Will Cocoa repeat their success, or does Astronaut have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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