A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Gadsden County Jaguars face off against the Cocoa Tigers at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday... Gadsden County is coming into the contest hot, having won their last ten games.
Gadsden County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Booker T. Washington 47-27. The result was nothing new for the Jaguars, who have now won nine matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
Cardinal Mooney typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Cocoa proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 31-21. The victory was nothing new for the Tigers as they're now sitting on seven straight.
A big part of Cocoa's win came down to the chemistry between Brady Hart and his top target Jayvan Boggs. Hart threw for 508 yards and three touchdowns while Boggs picked up 378 receiving yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Hart is now averaging an impressive 315.4 passing yards per game. A healthy portion of Hart's aerial production (119 yards to be exact) also went to Nicholas Teeter.
Cocoa didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Cj Hester. Cocoa got some further help from Javion Hilson: he picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles.
Gadsden County's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.9 points per game. As for Cocoa, their win bumped their record up to 10-3.
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