The Spoto Spartans will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Lennard Longhorns at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Spoto is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Davenport. Spoto enjoyed a cozy 38-19 victory over Davenport on Friday.
Z'Orey Cotton had a dynamite game for Spoto, rushing for 255 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per carry, and also picking up 59 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Cotton really tore up the turf during one magnificent 71-yard run. Another player making a difference was Nathan Richardson, who threw for 90 yards and three touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Spoto's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Xavier Ortiz and Elijah Vega who racked up four sacks between them. Spoto got some further help from Rome Freeman: he picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Lennard humbled Pasco with a 42-7 victory.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Jacob Mobley and his top target London Green. Mobley threw for 242 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt while Green picked up 100 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Richard Sykes also helped out with an impressive 87 receiving yards.
Lennard didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Mekhi Williams, Zion Thompson, and Calvin Mobley picked up one apiece.
Spoto suffered a grim 51-27 defeat to Lennard in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Spoto have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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