Cocoa extended their postseason success on Friday against Newberry. They breezed by the Newberry Panthers to the tune of 40-3. Considering the Tigers have won nine games by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Brady Hart continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 299 yards and four touchdowns. Dl Hardison was in the mix as well, providing Cocoa with two touchdowns.
Cocoa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in December of 2023.
One reason for the win was Cocoa's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Javion Hilson was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up three himself. Cocoa got some further help from Tyion Jacobs: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Cocoa is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 41.4 points. As for Newberry, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-3.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Cocoa Tigers duke it out with the Cardinal Mooney Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Cardinal Mooney comes in on 12 and Cocoa on six. Newberry does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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