A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Cocoa Tigers take on the Cardinal Mooney Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday... Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Cocoa sitting on six straight victories and Cardinal Mooney on 18 (dating back to last season).
Cocoa is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 40-3 win over Newberry. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Panthers are ranked 64th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brady Hart continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 299 yards and four touchdowns. Dl Hardison did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 71 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Mooney hadn't done well against Bishop Verot recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Everything went Cardinal Mooney's way against Bishop Verot as Cardinal Mooney made off with a 35-14 victory. Fans of the Cougars have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Cardinal Mooney found their leader in sophomore Ashton Kelly, who rushed for 119 yards and three touchdowns. Those 119 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Kelly. Cardinal Mooney also got help from Marcus Galloway, who showed off his sure hands for 81 receiving yards.
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 contests.
Cocoa has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.8 points per game. As for Cardinal Mooney, their win bumped their record up to 12-0.
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