The Berkeley Prep Buccaneers will head out on the road to square off against the Cocoa Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Berkeley Prep sitting on three straight wins and Cocoa on four.
Berkeley Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Calvary Christian by a score of 22-15. The score was all tied up 8-8 at the break, but the Buccaneers were the better team in the second half.
Dallas Golden was his usual excellent self, rushing for 128 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 54 yards.
Berkeley Prep didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Juelz Aurelien and Mateo Brink. Aurelien has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last four times he's played.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cocoa). They took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 63-0 victory over Lake Placid. The Tigers' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a point in their last four games.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cocoa to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brady Hart, who threw for 173 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Jayvan Boggs, who picked up 102 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Cocoa's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 0.0 points per game. As for Berkeley Prep, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season.
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