After each having a week off, the Cross Trojans and the Green Sea Floyds Trojans will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Cross knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Green Sea Floyds likes a good challenge.
Cross' defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They blew past Baptist Hill, posting a 36-0 win. Considering the Trojans have won eight games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Karmello Jones continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 150 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making four total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception.
Cross didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Preston Fuller, Jones, and Caden Ramsey picked up one apiece. Cross got some further help from William Grant: he picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, after soaring to 48 points the game before, Green Sea Floyds was a bit more limited in their matchup last Friday. They were outmatched by Lake View at home and fell 51-8. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Wild Gators recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Cross pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.3 points per game. As for Green Sea Floyds, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
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