The Tampa Bay Tech Titans will challenge the Spoto Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Tampa Bay Tech is returning home triumphant after the team finally put their road woes behind them against Gaither on Friday. Tampa Bay Tech was the clear victor by a 28-7 margin over Gaither. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 21-0.
Tampa Bay Tech got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Darryon Jones out in front who rushed for 21 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 82 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes.
Tampa Bay Tech wouldn't let Gaither keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Tampa Bay Tech can thank Urvick St. Jean and Aric Adams for forcing both of them. Tampa Bay Tech got some further help from Se'An Sheffield: he picked up 1.5 sacks, made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss), and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Spoto sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 44-42 victory over Chamberlain on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.
Spoto can attribute much of their success to Nathan Richardson, who threw for 276 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.1 yards per attempt, and Z'Orey Cotton, who gained 212 total yards and a touchdown. Jaedyn Cartwright helped Richardson out on the ground, rushing for 87 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Spoto's defensive line and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Nasir Foster and Rome Freeman, who racked up four sacks between them. With that strong performance, Foster is now averaging an impressive 5.2 total tackles per game.
Tampa Bay Tech now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Spoto, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Tampa Bay Tech has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 208.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Spoto struggles in that department as they've been averaging 240.2. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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