Two dominant backs in Wesley Gibson and Connail Jackson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Specially Fit Academy Rams will venture away from home to face off against the Cardinal Mooney Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Specially Fit Academy's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Avon Park on the road to the tune of 56-0. The contest marked the Rams' most dominant victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Mooney put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Lakewood with a sharp 40-16 win. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Spartans are ranked 174th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cardinal Mooney's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jackson, who rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and Devin Mignery, who threw for 132 yards and three touchdowns on only eight passes. Another player making a difference was Rymen Mosley, who gained 69 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cardinal Mooney was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 244 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Cardinal Mooney's defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Blake Roulund and Elijah Golden, who racked up four sacks between them.
Specially Fit Academy pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Cardinal Mooney, their record now sits at 6-0.
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