A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Cardinal Mooney Cougars duke it out with the Cocoa Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday... Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cardinal Mooney is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 35-14 margin over Bishop Verot. The win was just business as usual for the Cougars, who after 12 games remain undefeated this season.
Cardinal Mooney found their leader in sophomore Ashton Kelly, who rushed for 119 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Kelly a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Devin Mignery, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown.
Cardinal Mooney was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 233 rushing yards in 12 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Cocoa's offense rose to the challenge against a Panthers defense that boasted an average of only 14 points allowed on Friday. Cocoa took their match with ease, bagging a 40-3 victory over Newberry. The win was familiar territory for the Tigers who have now won six matchups in a row.
Brady Hart continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 299 yards and four touchdowns. Latrison Lane helped Hart out on the ground, rushing for 126 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry.
Cocoa pushed their record up to 9-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 42 points. As for Cardinal Mooney, their win bumped their record up to 12-0.
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