Smith-Cotton lost against Capital City back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Smith-Cotton Tigers fell 21-14 to the Capital City Cavaliers. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 39th).
Smith-Cotton lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Beau Gray, who threw for 136 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 77 yards on only nine carries. Smith-Cotton also got a significant boost from Coy Homan, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 87 yards.
Jaylen Thomas continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Capital City, rushing for 129 yards and a touchdown.
Smith-Cotton dropped their record down to 1-6 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Capital City, their record is now 5-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Smith-Cotton will head out to take on Helias at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Helias' defense has only allowed 13 points per game this season, so Smith-Cotton's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Capital City, they will venture away from home to face off against Camdenton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Camdenton will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
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