Cocalico has gone 8-0 against Garden Spot recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Cocalico Eagles will host the Garden Spot Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Cocalico will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Cocalico lost 35-14 to Lampeter-Strasburg on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while the Pioneers are ranked 33rd).
Despite the defeat, Cocalico had strong showings from Josh Myer, who rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown, and Dane Horning, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown.
Myer wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Cocalico was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Garden Spot gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They managed a 21-17 win over Ephrata. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.
Garden Spot had a senior duo take command as Trenton Hoober picked up 68 receiving yards and two touchdowns and Aj Hurst threw for 147 yards and two touchdowns. Hurst also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making ten total tackles and defending a pass.
Cocalico now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Garden Spot, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Cocalico beat Garden Spot 31-20 when the teams last played back in September of 2021. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Garden Spot's Tristin Sadowski, who threw for 267 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 69 yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Cocalico to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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