Tampa Bay Tech and Armwood are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Tampa Bay Tech Titans will take on the Armwood Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Tampa Bay Tech took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They breezed by Wharton at home to the tune of 74-0. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Wildcats are ranked 112th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Darryon Jones looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 164 yards and four touchdowns on only nine passes. William Simmons was in the mix too, providing Tampa Bay Tech with two rushing touchdowns touchdowns.
Tampa Bay Tech wouldn't let Wharton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Tampa Bay Tech can thank Ja?Quez Estera and Tyson Stroud for forcing both of them. Estera's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble, making four total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Armwood on the road against Sumner on Friday as the team secured a 44-7 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hawks.
The win got Tampa Bay Tech back to even at 1-1. As for Armwood, their victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Tampa Bay Tech didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Armwood when the teams last played back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 27-22 win. Will Tampa Bay Tech repeat their success, or does Armwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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