Cardinal Mooney is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Cocoa is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Cougars will take on the Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cardinal Mooney knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past 11 matchups -- so hopefully Cocoa likes a good challenge.
Cardinal Mooney is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Lakewood with a sharp 49-29 victory. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Connail Jackson
| 11/28/25 vs Lakewood | 5 |
| 11/21/25 vs Bishop Verot | 4 |
| 11/14/25 vs North Broward Prep | 3 |
| 10/31/25 vs Specially Fit Academy | 3 |
| 10/24/25 @ Tarpon Springs | 3 |
| + 10 more games |
Connail Jackson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 351 yards and five TDs while picking up 14.6 yards per carry. That's the most rushing touchdowns he has posted since back in November of 2024.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Cardinal Mooney was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 463 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in 12 consecutive games.
Cardinal Mooney didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Vantrez Yarn, Amarian McRae, and Laron Foye picked up one apiece. Yarn has been hot recently, having also posted at least one defended passe the last three times he's played. Cardinal Mooney got some further help from Jayden Burnett: he made 17 total tackles (4.0 for loss) and defended four passes.
Meanwhile, Cocoa earned a 17-10 win over Bradford on Friday.
Cardinal Mooney's record now sits at 12-1. As for Cocoa, their record is now 8-4.
Cardinal Mooney couldn't quite get it done against Cocoa in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 as they fell 31-21. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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