Cocalico's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Garden Spot Spartans a 21-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for the Eagles, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Cocalico can attribute much of their success to Josh Myer, who rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 73 yards and a touchdown on only five passes. The dominant performance also gave Myer a new career-high in rushing yards. Dane Horning was another key player, rushing for 75 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Cocalico was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
One reason for the win was Cocalico's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Rylan Jenkins with two.
Cocalico's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-2. As for Garden Spot, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-2.
Cocalico will be playing in front of their home fans against Warwick at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cocalico's defense has only allowed 17.5 points per game this season, so Warwick's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Garden Spot, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Fleetwood at 7:00 p.m.
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