If Spoto wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played East Bay, they should've done a better job of containing Dravyn Oblak. The East Bay Indians sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 34-32 win over the Spoto Spartans on Friday thanks in part to Oblak, who rushed for 65 yards, and also caught a touchdown. Those 65 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Oblak was just one part of a punishing run game: East Bay was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 332 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
East Bay didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Oblak.
Spoto's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Nathan Richardson, who threw for 206 yards and three touchdowns, and Jaedyn Cartwright, who rushed for 154 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. 80 of Richardson's passing yards were hauled in by Z'Orey Cotton, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
The victory (which was East Bay's sixth in a row) raised their record to 7-2. As for Spoto, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
East Bay will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Tampa Bay Tech at 7:00 p.m. on November 7th. Tampa Bay Tech has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 134 points over their last three matches. As for Spoto, they will welcome Sickles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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