It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Gadsden County can now relate to. They fell 38-27 to the Cocoa Tigers on Thursday. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Jaguars, who until this match were averaging 13.4 points allowed.
Gadsden County's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kemarrion Battles, who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns. Battles' rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his tenth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Dougherty, who threw for 240 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
It was another big night for Brady Hart, who threw for 260 yards and one touchdown, and also rushed for 64 yards and one touchdown for Cocoa. The dominant performance gave Hart a new career-high in rushing yards. Latrison Lane was another key player, rushing for 64 yards and three touchdowns.
Jaguars
| 12/12/24 vs Cocoa | 27-38 |
| 12/06/24 vs Booker T. Washington | 47-27 |
| 11/29/24 vs Bolles | 21-9 |
| 11/22/24 vs Florida State University High School | 42-11 |
| 11/15/24 vs Baldwin | 48-7 |
Gadsden County moved to 13-2 with that defeat, which also ended their ten-game winning streak. As for Cocoa, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-3.
As of now, neither Gadsden County nor Cocoa have any future games scheduled.
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